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, through discussion, internet and video resources, study the history of Northern Ireland and the religious segregation between Catholics and Protestants. They evaluate the current political situation and predict what the future...

Here is a very nice instructional activity on rivers and the water cycle designed for young learners. In it, pupils view two animated cartoons that do a terrific job of showing how the water cycle works, and how rivers flow. After that,...

Students investigate the uses of images, shapes and colors in classic art sculptures.  In this art analysis lesson, students observe Malagan Figures, a type of sculpture from New Guinea, and describe the different ideas and images...

Pupils read about life and changing times in Northern Ireland and match questions to answers. In this reading lesson plan, students also look up places they can visit in Northern Ireland and write what they would like to do there.

Students explore environments and wildlife of Ireland to find out how they were formed, and how they helped form Irish culture. Students research online to determine connections between present elements in Irish culture and wildlife and...

Students study Ireland and its distinctive culture.  In this exploring Ireland lesson students view a program on Ireland, answer questions then divide into groups and research the Irish connection. 

To gain a global perspective on immigration, groups investigate and create a map of the migration patterns in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Class members then examine the background, immigration history, and...

Students conduct Internet research on the history of ancient Ireland. They create a rubric for evaluating information sources. Students explore how to create a story map depicting the events in an Irish myth. They create an artistic...

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...

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...

Students conduct Internet research on the history of ancient Ireland. They create a rubric for evaluating information sources. Students synthesize information from varied sources to create a research-based presentation. They explore...

How do you know there is air? Can you see it, smell it, feel it? To begin the investigation, learners watch a video and discuss what they know about air and the atmosphere. Then, they participate in five different hands-on, inquiry-based...

Students explore Northern Ireland. For this social studies lesson, students read about Northern Ireland and write questions about the reading. Students share their questions with classmates.

Students examine different types of instruments from Ireland. They view pictures of a fiddle, tin whistle, Uilleann pipes, Mandolin, hammered dulcimer, and harp and listen to a recording of each instrument. At each listening station,...

Learners discover the history of Northern Ireland using a powerpoint presentation in this lesson created for an Advanced Placement Human Geography class. This lesson does not include a Powerpoint presentation (Teachers would be...

Students perform Irish dances. In this Irish dance lesson, students learn a variety of dance steps and use these dances for physical activity, fun, and exercise.

Learners examine the creation of the Northern Ireland Assembly as an historic step in the peace process in Northern Ireland. They work in four small groups, each exploring the history and objectives of one of the parties in the new...

What if you had no choice but to leave everything behind and seek asylum elsewhere? Do countries have an obligation to accept refugees? To gain an understanding of the complexity of the issues of refugee rights, class members first...

Students use St. Patrick's Day activities to explore symmetry and words. For 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 imagine themselves as 'witnesses' to historical events in different time periods in the Irish conflict. They write 'day in the life' accounts of their 'place' in Irish history.

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...

Young biologists identify parts of the body, sort humans from other animals, and list the difference they see. Learners are split up into groups of three, and each group must find pictures in magazines of humans and other animals. They...

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by teaching your class how to do an Irish jig. This type of dance is very fast. Break it all down and teach each section of the dance thoroughly. There are plenty of hops, kicks, toe touches, and stomps in...