Pot of Gold and Lucky Charms

Language Arts
Grade Level – 2
This creative writing activity is great for door decorations or bulletin boards. I asked the students to write about what they would do if they had a pot of gold. After writing, they edit their work and make any corrections needed. They then either draw a picture under their written work or use the computer to type their work and create pictures. We put these on the door under a banner titled “If I had a pot of gold…” For extra decorations, the students added glitter to precut shamrocks and placed this beside their work as well. They had a great time!
~Allison Stancil

Title – Lucky Charms
Grade Level – 2-3
This is a fun Saint Patrick’s Day activity using the cereal Lucky Charms! Have a worksheet made up listing the different type of “charms” found in the cereal. Give each student a handful of the cereal. They can list how many of each charm they have using tally marks and then graph. Next, pairs can group their cereal together, list, and graph. Afterwards they can eat the cereal!
~Jill

Small Square Card
You Will Need:
Adhesive foam
Shamrock die cuts
Small colored brads
String green cording
Instructions:
Sandwich adhesive foam between two shamrock die cuts and adhere the die cuts to the front panel of the card. Insert small colored brads at each corner and string green cording between the brads to frame the image.

Hanging Charm Card
You Will Need:
Cardstock
Scissors
Small eyelets
Small silver charm
Cord
Instructions:
Cut a window in the front panel of a piece of folder card stock and set small eyelets on either side of the opening. Suspend a small silver charm from a length of cord inserted in the holes and tie the ends on the inside of the card to secure.
Handwrite or stamp a message below the window to finish

Saint Patrick’s Day

Saint Patrick’s Day
Social Studies Lesson
Grade Level – second

Objectives:
To gain a little knowledge about why St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated all over the world.
To distinguish between fact and fiction.

Materials: Create a story strictly about the facts of Saint Patrick. Create a worksheet to allow discussion about fact or fiction. Read more

St. Patrick’s Day

We celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17. St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. March 17 was not the day St. Patrick was born but the day he died. Even though we don’t know the date of his birth, most scholars believe the year was 385 AD and the year of his death was 461 AD. St. Patrick was born in Wales, studied religion to become a priest and then went to Ireland to teach the people about God. Read more