Grab a notebook and keep track of all you are doing. Or snap photos. Or if your children are old enough, have THEM track it! This way you can show the school what you have accomplished during the mandatory shut down.
A list of 40 green foods to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
A list of 40 green foods to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
Elementary(ish) Age
- A fun read aloud about leprechaun’s on YouTube.
- After you listen to the story, go outside and build a fairy house. Maybe a leprechaun will move in! Ideas HERE.
- Another fun read about trapping a leprechaun.
- After you listen to that story, build a trap! How would you catch a leprechaun? When you are done, either write an explanation of your trap, or tell a grownup what you built and why. Here are some ideas.
- Watch this video about why we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day:
- Watch this video on Irish Step Dancing. Then YOU try! Put on some Irish music (lots of stuff on YouTube) and see if you can dance without moving anything but your feet!
- Learn about how rainbows are formed.
- Draw a colorful rainbow with a pot of gold. The colors of the rainbow can be remembered using ROY G BIV (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, & Violet).
- Do this experiment to make your own rainbow.
- Create a St. Patrick’s Day card. Mail to either a nursing home or a hospital.
- Free printables for math and literacy at Teachers Pay Teachers. You’ll need an account to download, but there is no cost to do so.
- A list of shamrock & 4-leaf clover crafts. See what you have on hand and create something fun!
- My favorite type of craft (without the glitter – I’m not crazy). You’ll need contact paper, green paper, and tissue paper or something to put in the “suncatcher” part.
Middle School(ish) Age
- Watch this video about why we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
- Design and build a leprechaun trap using household materials. When you are done, write a description of your trap and explain how it works. (Take a photo!)
- Watch this video that explains how rainbows are made
- Draw a colorful rainbow with a pot of gold. The colors of the rainbow can be remembered using ROY G BIV (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, & Violet).
- Do this experiment to make your own rainbow.
- Learn about the potato famine in Ireland in this series:
- Write a one-page summary of the videos. Explain the reasons behind the famine as explained in the video. What do you think could have been done differently?
- Create a St. Patrick’s Day card. Mail to either a nursing home or a hospital.
- Learn how to write limericks. (Click on image to print – you only need page 1) An optional page is HERE.
- Continue reading your book set in Maine.
- Learn about Ireland. Watch this geography video.
- Research the country of Ireland. Use what you learned in the video as well as what you can find doing a (safe) internet search.
- What are 5 interesting things you learned about Ireland that you did not know before.
- What language do the people of Ireland speak?
- How many people live in Ireland?
- If you were to visit Ireland, what places would you like to visit and why?
- A list of shamrock & 4-leaf clover crafts. See what you have on hand and create something fun!
High School(ish) Age
- A short video on the history of Saint Patrick.
- Do more research on St. Patrick. Write a one page summary of who he was and what he accomplished.
- Learn about the potato famine in Ireland in this series:
- Write a one-page summary of the videos. Explain the reasons behind the famine as explained in the video. What do you think could have been done differently?
- Create a St. Patrick’s Day card. Mail to either a nursing home or a hospital.
- Learn how to write limericks. (Click on image to print – you only need page 1) An optional page is HERE.
- Continue reading your book written by a Maine author.
- Learn about Ireland. Watch this geography video.
- Research the country of Ireland. Use what you learned in the video as well as what you can find doing a (safe) internet search.
- What are 5 interesting things you learned about Ireland that you did not know before.
- What language do the people of Ireland speak?
- How many people live in Ireland?
- If you were to visit Ireland, what places would you like to visit and why?
- A list of shamrock & 4-leaf clover crafts. See what you have on hand and create something fun!
- Create this paper craft.
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