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A Touch of Green: St. Patrick's Day in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Try these ideas to add some Irish flair to your classroom this St. Patrick's Day.
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St. Patrick’s Day

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Traditional Irish music can bring even the most stoic audience to tears. This St. Patrick's Day, explore the lilting flutes and mournful ballads of the Emerald Isle with a interactive and inspiring music lesson.
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St. Patrick's Day Writing: If I Found a Pot of Gold...

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This St. Patrick's Day, young writers imagine they found a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. After a class discussion and brainstorming, scholars compose a narrative essay making sure they incorporate transitions and at least three...
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St. Patrick's Day

For Students K - 6th
You can print these St. Patrick's Day vocabulary words out, show them as a slid-show, turn them into a holiday book, or make them into a game. There are nine different images for you to use with the special-needs or autistic children in...
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Have You Seen My Pot of Gold?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Have your class look for a pot of gold. Learners create a St. Patrick's Day mini-book. They use the worksheet pages included to cut out and color St. Patrick's Day symbols. They staple the pages together to create a booklet.
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Writing Limericks

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Scholars are lucky to stretch their poetry writing muscles with a worksheet that challenges them to compose two limericks—one about a boy and the other about a dog. 
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Leprechaun Search

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students go on a leprechaun search. In this St. Patrick's Day lesson, students look for shamrock clues in their staged classroom to find out where leprechaun have been. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the...
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Holidays and Special Days in the UK

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this social studies worksheet, students examine a list of 20 holidays celebrated in the UK. Students work with a partner to find the correct dates and tell what is special about each day.
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Ireland Quiz 2

For Students 7th - 12th
For this Ireland worksheet, students answer short answer questions about the history and geography of Ireland. Students complete 20 questions.
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Final Regents Review: The Middle Ages

For Teachers 7th - 10th
A thorough and engaging look at the Medieval time period in Europe, this presentation includes photographs of guild crests, illuminated manuscripts, and historical documents. When coupled with a class discussion on Charlemagne and the...
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Illinois Challenge

For Students 4th - 6th
For this Illinois worksheet, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions about Illinois. A reference web site is given for additional activities. 
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Illinois Crossword

For Students 4th - 5th
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students read the clues about the state of Illinois. Students complete the crossword with 10 words about the state.
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A Monster's World

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Study African American inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger and create imaginary monsters using texture.
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Worship in Early Times

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Young scholars listen to and discuss three radio broadcasts that deal with worship in early times. They investigate a wide range of historical sources and piece together evidence of the past, Celtic beliefs and how early people worshiped...
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Better Lesson: The Leprechaun Companion

For Teachers 5th Standards
For this lesson, 5th graders will explain the meaning of a text and its genre, summarize it, and draw conclusions. They work with a book called The Leprechaun Companion which is a cross between informational and literary text.