Discusses the history of St. Patrick's Day, leprechauns, traditions, and presents links to St. Patrick's Day arts and crafts lessons.

Read the full text of Richard Sheridan's two-act play, "St. Patrick's Day, or The Scheming Lieutenant."

What do you know about St. Patrick's Day? This site offers a brief but informative description of this famous saint. Students and teachers will benefit from this information.

A lesson plan celebrating Irish Folk Tales in commemoration of St. Patrick's Day. Includes student activities, questioning, story maps, and a bibliography. From March 17, 2007.

Enhance lessons covering the month of March, its holidays, themes, etc. with the comprehensive list of resources provided by Teachnology. Extra worksheets, lesson plans, online resource and more are offered on themes such as St....

Here, read the full text of Richard Sheridan's play, "A Trip to Scarborough," which is organized according to act. Also provided is a detailed introduction to the play, in which you can read about Sheridan's life and most famous plays,...

Ever wonder if you had ancestors from Ireland? This interactive map lets you search for your surname and see what counties a clan with your name would have lived in based on the 1890 census.

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.