St. Patrick's Day Activities for the Classroom

With the name Kelly Malloy, you can probably tell that I have a wee bit of Irish in me (well, about 50% to be exact according to my DNA test).  But, whether you're Irish or not, bringing St. Patrick's Day activities into the classroom can be so much fun!

Here are a few St. Patrick's Day Activities for the classroom:

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No Pinching

I work super hard all year to build a classroom community, so when I give my students the NO Pinching rule, they are usually pretty good about following it.  Unfortunately, kids on the playground aren't always as good about following the rule.

To avoid pinching, I get St. Patrick's Day necklaces for each of my students like these ones. This way they are all wearing green!

Read Alouds

One of the best ways to incorporate the holiday theme into the day is with a St. Patrick's Day read aloud.  Here are some of my favorite read alouds for St. Patrick's day:

Fiona's Luck tells the story of an Irish girl named Fiona who outsmarts a greedy Leprechaun King who has taken all of the good fortune of the Irish people.  I love that the main character is super smart and uses this gift to bring back luck to the Irish people.  This is a great one for teaching about character traits!

How to Catch a Leprechaun is a fun rhyming tale written in the point of view of a leprechaun.  It's great for introducing point of view!  Students will love trying to find the leprechaun on each page and trying to predict what the leprechaun will do next!

You can add to the fun by having a "leprechaun" wreak havoc in your classroom.  The best part?  You can go as all out or as little out as you like!  

I personally don't love cleaning up a mess, so I do little things like printing our work on green paper, or leaving a sprinkling of shamrocks around the room.

Have your students write a how to essay about how to build a leprechaun trap.  Have them build one as a fun STEM project.

Color By Number 

To celebrate St. Patrick's Day in my classroom, I like to give my students fun, no-prep St. Patrick's Day math worksheets like these color by number sheets where they can practice skills such as addition, and multiplication,  while coloring fun St. Patrick's Day themed coloring pictures!

St. Patrick's Day Word Search

Word Search activities are great for building spelling, vocabulary skills, and so much more!

St. Patrick's Day Door Decorations

Give your students a shout-out for St. Patrick's Day! This freebie is a great way to give your class shout-outs during the weeks leading up to St. Patrick’s Day. Simply print out the template on colored paper and write down the shout-outs you want to give your class. I posted one new shamrock each day and my students raced to read each new one.

This activity is featured in my blog post Shamrock Shout- out. Head on over if you want to see more about how I used it in my classroom.

St. Patrick's Day Math Facts Treasure Hunt

My students love playing this fun math facts treasure hunt game.

If your students need to practice math facts, you will love this St. Patrick's Day themed treasure hunt activity.  You can read all about it and grab the freebie here!    

Do you have any favorite St. Patrick's Day activities that you use with your students?