Whilst we won't be doing a full blown St Patricks Day (or Irish) study I do plan on having a few themed activities out on the shelves. I also have a couple of books on order (as I have absolutely nothing on my shelves on this topic) and will cover some of the basics of the day and of Ireland itself.
I am in the midst of putting together a few printables and will share as each is completed. I have also been looking online for various ideas. The following links are really for me so I don't forget about them but I thought they may come in handy for you too.
St Patricks Day Symbols
History of St Patricks Day
Irish Flag to Colour
Irish Colouring Pages
Shamrocks and Shillelaghs Free Download
That's What Leprechauns Do Free Lapbook
St Patricks Day Free Lapbook
Free Shamrock File Folder Games
St Patricks Day In The Morning Free Lapbook
Some fun St Patrick's Craft Ideas
Preschool/Toddler St Patrick's Crafts
St Patrick's Day Craft Round Up
Rainbow Crafts
The Holiday Spot
More Craft Ideas
Enjoy your St Patricks Day activities, can't wait to see what you all are doing!
Other Posts In This St Patrick's Day Series:
Clip The Evens
Clip The Evens 2
Wall Poster and Cover Pages
What Is St Patrick's Day Mini Book
Who Was St Patrick Mini Book
Presentation Pages for Mini Books
Great links! We plan to hop to Ireland for St Pattrick's Day, so those links will be handy. Thanks for sharing them
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ReplyDeleteI can't believe that I had not thought about doing any sort of St Patrick's Day activities. Like you, we probably won't do it as a full blown theme, but it would be fun to do some activities. Last year, I remember seeing contraptions older children had made to catch Leprechauns. Also, I recall seeing lots of rainbows and pot of gold activities. Now if only I could remember where and exactly what I saw.
I love going to Borders as well. The Shape Game sounds like an awesome book. I am going to keep my eye out for a copy of this. Thank you for sharing it.
Elise, I didn't do a thing for Valentines Day so don't worry! I figure it would be a bit silly to study every holiday ever year, so next year we probably won't do St pattys.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking for the opposite. Something related to Spring (as it slowly comes to our hemisphere), but NOT St. Patrick's Day! LOL Have fun!
ReplyDeleteSorry Wendy, definitley no spring things here, we are heading into autumn!!!!
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