Youngsters use their imaginations and the story of St. Patrick to design original artwork for the holiday, by portraying where they think St. Patrick would have visited in the United States or illustrating what St. Patrick's Day...

Fun St. Patrick's Day facts abound. The lesson plan tells the story of the most famous icons associated with the holiday: the shamrock, snakes, Celtic religion, Irish history, and St. Patrick himself. 

Students research the history and contemporary popularity Scottish, Irish, Celtic, and other Gaelic clans and Tartans. They duplicate a Tartan or create an original, colorful, design for a greeting card, report cover, or even gift wrap.

Students examine various Halloween traditions and the legend of the Jack O'Lantern. They listen to the story "Pumpkin Pumpkin," examine a map and locate the origins of pumpkins, weigh and measure a pumpkin and graph the results, and...

Students consider how archaeologists discovered and pieced together artifacts that indicate a Celtic presence in ancient Turkey. They research ancient civilizations and create archaeological digs containing items representative of these...

In this Halloween worksheet, students listen to a description of the origins of Halloween. Students answer fifteen questions related to the history. One worksheet has the story and questions. Another worksheet just list the questions...

Students read and compare mythological stories from ancient cultures from around the world. In small groups they read a myth and present the storyline and themes to the class, and write an original mythological story of their own...

Students are introduced to the history and origins of many common symbols used in celebrations. They explore symbols in group centers, identify a symbol that has special meaning to them and design a symbol to represent the classroom.

Pupils compare budgets of various federal agencies and graph the monetary relations between these top-funded agencies. They propose alternate budgets and justify their own monetary priorities.

Students discover how celebrations evolve. They explore the history of Halloween. Students devise an inclusive celebration for the end of school term. They create an illustrated pamphlet.

In this Halloween activity, students fill in the blanks to sentences about the holiday of Halloween. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

Why do children dress in costume and knock on strangers' doors to ask for treats on Halloween? Trick-or-treating setting off on Halloween night in costume and ringing doorbells to demand treats has been a tradition in the United States...

Site explores the once bustling town of Caistor St. Edmond in southern England. Originally the city area was settled by the Iceni, a native Celtic tribe, and then the Romans, and then finally the Anglo-Saxons. The ruins here are well...