Five Fun Ideas for St. Patrick’s Day Tricksters

Everyone is Irish on Saint Patrick’s Day! So you might as well wrap some meaningful learning into this fun theme. From reading to math to STEM, here are my top five fun ideas and resources for St. Patrick’s Day. These are guaranteed to get your students so engaged that they will forget they are practicing key skills.

Fun Idea #1: Virtual Field Trip to Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day

Take your students to Ireland to learn all about the history behind the St. Patrick’s Day holiday and the legend of leprechauns. Students will also learn about Ireland and key components of Irish culture such as music, dance, and food. They won’t even realize they are practicing key skills such as answering questions, inferencing, contrasting, and fiction story writing. The primary version, created for grades K-2, focuses on similar topics but with shorter and simpler texts, stories, and activities.

  • Virtual Field Trip Ireland St. Patrick's Day Google Slides Digital Resource
    Virtual Field Trip Ireland St. Patrick’s Day Google Slides Digital Resource
    $3.75
  • St. Patrick's Day Virtual Field Trip Google Slide Seesaw Digital Activity
    St. Patrick’s Day Virtual Field Trip Google Slide Seesaw Digital Activity
    $3.75

Don’t forget, these trips and MANY more are included if you are a MagiCore Academy member! Sign up now for a free 10 day trial.

Fun Idea #2. Saint Patrick’s Day Themed Escape Rooms

Practice key reading comprehension or math skills while following along with a fun Saint Patrick’s Day-themed story! The videos that tell the story along the way make these Escape Rooms a win with even your most reluctant learners.

St. Patrick’s Day Reading Escape Room

The world looks a little more green for Saint Patrick’s Day, and if you’re not wearing a bit of green yourself, you may be in a bit of trouble! The best way to avoid a pinch: make like a leprechaun and fill your closet with green garments! I’ll show ya how.

Students will complete four scaffolded reading comprehension challenges with multiple-choice questions.

  • St. Patrick's Day Reading Escape Room & Webscape™ - 2nd & 3rd Grade
    St. Patrick’s Day Reading Comprehension Escape Room & Webscape™ 2nd & 3rd Grade
    $6.50
  • St. Patrick's Day Reading Escape Room & Webscape™ - 4th & 5th Grade
    St. Patrick’s Day Reading Comprehension Escape Room & Webscape™ 4th & 5th Grade
    $6.50

St. Patrick’s Day Math Review Escape Room

Students navigate their way out of a dungeon in Blarney Castle where they have been trapped for stealing Lucky the Leprechaun’s gold coins. To escape, students complete four unique math standards-based challenges. The challenges require students to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and telling time. Students add their answers to the St. Patrick’s Day Magical Decoding Tool to help them unlock the secret codes and complete each challenge. Students earn items used for each step on their way out of the castle. 

  • St Patrick's Day 2nd Grade Math Review Escape Room & Webscape Digital Activities
    St Patrick’s Day 2nd Grade Math Review Escape Room & Webscape Digital Activities
    $5.00
  • St Patrick's Day 3rd Grade Math Review Escape Room & Webscape Digital Activities
    St Patrick’s Day 3rd Grade Math Review Escape Room & Webscape Digital Activities
    $5.00
  • St Patrick's Day 4th Grade Math Review Escape Room & Webscape Digital Activities
    St Patrick’s Day 4th Grade Math Review Escape Room & Webscape Digital Activities
    $5.00
  • St Patrick's Day 5th Grade Math Review Escape Room & Webscape Digital Activities
    St Patrick’s Day 5th Grade Math Review Escape Room & Webscape Digital Activities
    $5.00

Three Engaging Formats

Students can complete any of these escape rooms collaboratively in groups or individually using the print version, Google Slides, or in our new web-based, self-correcting Webscape™.

Fun Idea #3. St. Patrick’s Day Themed Project Based Learning Activities

Get those thinking hats on and start using those critical thinking and teamwork skills!

2nd – 5th grade students will have a blast working together to build a Saint Patrick’s Day Word Problem game. This PBL has different standards-specific versions for each grade level where students will learn all of the key components of building a game and writing one and two-step word problems.

With these PBLs, your students will have so much fun using a variety of skills and working in teams, they won’t even realize they are learning.

  • Saint Patrick's Day Project Based Learning - 2nd Grade Math Word Problems
    Saint Patrick’s Day Project Based Learning – 2nd Grade Math Word Problems
    $6.00
  • Saint Patrick's Day Project Based Learning - 3rd Grade Math Word Problems
    Saint Patrick’s Day Project Based Learning – 3rd Grade Math Word Problems
    $6.00
  • Saint Patrick's Day Project Based Learning - 4th Grade Math Word Problems
    Saint Patrick’s Day Project Based Learning – 4th Grade Math Word Problems
    $6.00
  • Saint Patrick's Day Project Based Learning - 5th Grade Math Word Problems
    Saint Patrick’s Day Project Based Learning – 5th Grade Math Word Problems
    $6.00

Fun Idea #4. St. Patrick’s Day Coding!

In this fun freebie, your students can practice following directions and following the codes to create a secret Saint Patrick’s Day picture. Click here to grab this freebie.

five fun ideas for teaching St Patrick's Day blog Coding Freebie Cover

Fun Idea #5. Learn All About the Rainbow!

Science of Rainbows Freebie for St. Patrick's Day Teaching Resources

In this free mini-unit, your students will be introduced to rainbow vocabulary, watch short videos about how rainbows form, complete a rainbow mini-book, and do a rainbow science experiment. This unit will fill your science plans with fun and meaningful rainbow science.

I hope these St. Patrick’s Day ideas help you and your students enjoy St. Patrick’s Day holiday while engaging in meaningful learning.

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