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Students will explore the history of St. Patrick’s Day and Irish culture through reading, videos, maps, and written responses.
Grades: 2–5 | Format: MagiCore WebLink + Google Slides + Seesaw
Build background knowledge about Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day while students practice reading and writing. Videos, images, and response tasks support the lesson.
Printable activities included! Extend learning with:
Pick and choose the printable activities that fit your students and lesson. There’s no need to complete them all! Teacher directions are included.
Students will explore the history of St. Patrick’s Day and Irish culture through reading, videos, maps, and written responses.
Whole-class exploration, small groups, centers, or cross-curricular enrichment. Model with grades 2–3; on-level grades 4–5 can work independently.
Preview the content and links, check device and internet access, and assign your preferred version. YouTube access is required for linked videos. Video-embedding instructions are included.
Reading comprehension, written responses, and interpreting multimedia sources.
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Brittany W. –
This resource was great to use with my kiddos! I appreciate the time you put into creating this!
Renee S. –
My class loves these. They are a great addition for some extra engagement or knowledge on the topic!
Tara Maylett –
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What truly sets this resource apart is the way it integrates explicit phonics instruction with meaningful reading practice. The passages are carefully crafted to highlight targeted phonics patterns while remaining engaging and age-appropriate. Students are not just practicing isolated skills—they are applying them in context, which leads to stronger retention and improved reading fluency.
The word work activities are varied and purposeful, keeping students engaged while reinforcing key phonics concepts such as vowel teams, prefixes and suffixes, syllable patterns, blends, digraphs, and multisyllabic words. The worksheets provide ample opportunities for students to sort, analyze, decode, and manipulate words, which supports deeper understanding rather than rote memorization.
I also appreciate how accessible these materials are for a wide range of learners. They work well for:
Whole-group phonics instruction
Small groups and intervention
Independent practice
Literacy centers
Homework or review
The layout is clean and student-friendly, making it easy for students to work independently without confusion. Teachers will appreciate how low-prep and easy to implement this resource is, while still being rigorous enough to make a real impact on reading development.
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Overall, this resource is an excellent investment for any third grade teacher, reading specialist, or interventionist looking to reinforce phonics in a way that is meaningful, engaging, and effective. It has become a reliable part of my literacy instruction, and I highly recommend it for building confident, capable readers.
Natalie M. –
This was a fun activity for St. Patrick’s Day. The kids really liked it!
Miss Almon’s Joys –
This is a great resource! My students enjoyed it. Thank you for creating and sharing!
Jess M –
This is a great resource! It was very helpful and easy to use!
Miss O’Hara’s Tidbits –
Such a fun and engaging St. Patrick’s Day activity! ☘️ My students loved taking a virtual trip to Ireland and learning about Irish culture and traditions. It was easy to use, informative, and a great way to bring some holiday fun into the classroom while still keeping students learning. Definitely a resource I’ll use again!
Kristina T. –
The students in my class loved learning about Ireland in this fun resource.
Bryn N. –
I absolutely loved this resource! It was engaging, easy to use, and my students responded really well to it. I would definitely recommend it to other teachers!
Allison K. –
I used this when I subbed in our gifted education class! They loved virtual field trips!
amanda T. –
My students loved learning more about the traditions of the holiday and some of the history around it. This was a lot of fun.
Gabriella A. –
Really great resource! Thank you for creating such a helpful and engaging resource!
Alicia D. –
This resource was an excellent addition to my classroom! It was accessible and engaging for students at all learning levels, allowing everyone to participate successfully. My students were able to use the resource independently and with confidence, and it helped them work through concepts that initially seemed challenging.
One of the best outcomes was seeing their growth in mindset. As they experienced success, they developed a real sense of pride in their accomplishments and gained the courage to keep trying tasks that had seemed difficult at first glance. It was rewarding to watch their confidence build as they realized they were capable of more than they expected. I highly recommend this resource to any teacher looking for a meaningful, student-friendly activity that supports both academic growth and confidence.
Ellie M. –
I had my kids do this with a sub and everyone had so much fun
JULIE H. –
This was a great resource for our St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
Samantha M. –
This is such a fun and educational resource for saint patrick’s day. the kids and I love it
Kendra H. –
My students LOVE a virtual field trip! These are so well put together. I have purchased several from MagiCore and highly recommend them!! Students really enjoyed learning some more history behind St. Patrick’s Day!
Rachel P. –
This was a great resource – exactly what I was looking for.
Tina Hornbeak –
Easy to leap into engagement for my second graders.
Tammy A. –
This was a great resource for St. Patrick’s Day. The students really enjoyed the virtual field trip.
Mary Strickland –
Loved using this resource in my classroom of 6th graders
Haley M. –
This was perfect for St. Patricks Day. The students loved traveling to a new place!
Ramey Parker –
Can’t say enough about how fun these field trips are! Did them whole group and my students loved every bit of the information presented! Highly engaging!
Victoria M. –
This was a great resource for my special education classroom!
Ashley B. –
Just what I needed to for my multilingual kiddos! It was easy to use and I appreciate your work!
Brittany T. –
This was perfect. It was just what I was looking for!
Bethany E. –
I loved using this during St Patrick’s day- it was a great way to break up the day and to see other parts of the world.
Laura H. –
Super helpful for my kids! Really helped them review the concepts.
Amanda Cummins –
My students loved this activity for St.Patricks day. I enjoyed that it was “fun” but also taught a lot about culture and traditions, which went well with our standards.
Kristina M. –
My students loved learning and exploring. They really learned alot about St. Patricks Day. Thank you
Emily F. –
This is perfect for my extensive support needs special education classroom
Michelle W. –
Our class had so much fun with this virtual field trip! I think the music may have been their favorite part, it’s hard to say. They were engaged the whole time. Afterwards, we did a math craft involving a leprechaun.
Jennifer C. –
This resource was such a great addition to our St. Patrick’s Day lessons. Students love the idea of going on a trip around the world. This covered such a wide range of topics, students left with a much better understanding of how St. Patrick’s Day evolved.
Janell H. –
Very engaging and fun activity for my students. Definitely recommend!
Morgan S. –
This was a great way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the classroom! The virtual field trip was interactive and student-friendly, making it easy for my class to follow along independently. It’s a fun mix of learning and celebration.
Primary Pages & Pencils –
Great resource! Easy to use and my students loved it. Thank you!
Kim K. –
This is a fun resource for a fun holiday that students don’t know that much about.
Christina F. –
My class enjoyed learning about a place other than where we live around the holiday
Jamal J. –
This was a great activity to teach students about why we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
Camylle R. –
I used these in my speech sessions for student’s working on Wh-questions and wow was this a hit! The kiddos were excited to learn about Ireland and couldn’t wait for our next virtual field trip to another country.
Bethany W. –
This is one of the first resources I have gotten that actually flowed really well and my kids were able to complete on their own in SeeSaw without a lot of help. They learned a lot which is obviously the goal! 10/10 recommend!
Sara Jo W. –
This was by far my favorite resource I have every purchased on TPT. We did a whole St. Patrick’s Day week long activities and this was how we ended it with a virtual field trip. My ML students had a ball watching the videos and looking at images from Ireland. It was truly amazing!
Allison B. –
My students loved this resource. Some of the links didn’t fully work on their Chromebooks but we viewed them as a class and they were able to complete the assignment. They were really engaged and excited to work on it.
Dena K. –
This is a great resource – thanks for creating it!
Kristy N. –
This is a great resource to show students what Ireland looks like!
Kelly W. –
My life skills class had a fun time going through this activity! It was easy to use, fun for the kids, and a great product!
Jessica Ruber –
This was a very engaging, multi-modal way to bring in learning about a holiday and culture.
Ericca H. –
I used this as an early finisher and it was very engaging and interesting for my students.
Teacher4ever B –
Thank you. My class found parts of this challenging, but overall a great activity that led to interesting conversations.
Amy J. –
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