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 plan.

Whether it's St. Patrick's Day or not, this lesson plan can be a great way to study James Joyce and how his heritage has influenced his writing. The lesson plan is meant to be used with the Gale database, specifically the Student...

Young learners are introduced to the history, and customs surrounding St. Patrick's Day. This colorful and enchanting lesson has the students hunt for leprechauns, four-leaf clovers, and that lucky pot 'o gold.

Students use St. Patrick's Day activities to explore symmetry and words. In this lesson about St. Patrick's Day, students experience the Irish culture by learning about the Irish shamrock, and learning some Irish words. Students create...

Students read an article about Saint Patrick's Day and answer short answer questions about what they read. In this Saint Patrick's Day lesson plan, students answer 17 questions total.

Students create their own lucky charms. In this St. Patrick's Day lesson, students discuss symbols of luck. Students make their own lucky charms out of clay.

Students explore the many elements of the Irish festival St. Patrick's Day. They research online resources to collect data. Students view magical stones, Irish fairies, hidden treasures, and lucky charms. They in addition read about the...

First graders decide on and prepare a nutritious snack that is green.

Tenth graders study the past of the Irish.  In this World History lesson, 10th graders create a timeline that represents the key events of the Irish coming to America. 

Learners examine the history of St. Patrick's Day by creating characters and dialog reflecting Irish culture. A major part of the lesson is the construction of a float for a St. Patrick's Day parade. Also, students research and answer...

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...

Students write friendly letters. In this friendly letter writing lesson, students write a friendly letter to a leprechaun. Students review the parts of a friendly letter then watch the teacher model how to write a friendly letter,...

Students create "Shamrock Men" using construction paper, pre-cut patterns, glue, and scissors in this lesson that celebrates St. Patrick's Day. The lesson was originally create for a Special Education class but could be adapted for...

Students play a version of the game tag to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. They chase and tag a designated leprechaun who is holding a gold coin.

Learners create small shamrock replicas using green and white paints, paper, bubble wrap, and gold glitter. This lesson plan intended for the early-elementary classroom is ideal for celebrating St. Patrick's Day or spring-time in general.

Students construct a scavenger hunt through the use of rhymes. In this language arts lesson, students work together to write a rhyme that gives clues to the location of the pot of gold. Upon completion of the rhymes, teacher leads the...

Students create a flower pot for their mom on mother's day. They use pictures found in magazines to create a collage on the flower pot. They are to follow instructions to complete this lesson.

Students create small "Shamrock Puppies" using colored construction paper, crayons, and glue in this pre-Kindergarten lesson celebrating St. Patrick's Day. The lesson includes a resource link where printable patterns can be found.

Students make a snack for St. Patrick's Day. In this art and science lesson, students put some vanilla pudding in a ziploc bag, add drops of yellow and blue food coloring, and mix it with the pudding changing the color before the...

How do you trap a Leprechaun? Young scholars will use their knowledge of force and motion to make working leprechaun traps.

Young scholars create Shamrock mobiles or art pieces using positive and negative shapes, card stock, glue, and the techniques used by Henri Matisse. The lesson includes many resource links and is a great project for St. Patrick's Day.

Students print paper using green paint. In this art lesson, students dip open halves of bell peppers in green paint and make prints that resemble shamrocks. Students use their imagination and decorate the paper for St. Patrick's Day.

No matter what time of year it is, there's a holiday craft to make! Kindergartners construct several holiday craft projects in a series of holiday art lesson plan. They complete several paper projects such as 4th of July...

Explore the world of leprechauns. Learners do research on the folk tales, symbols, and characters found in Ireland's traditional stories, poetry, and music. They create a large, stand-up leprechaun to illustrate their knowledge about...