This worksheet, ‘5Ws and How of St Patrick’s Day’ provides a structured diagram that helps students identify the who, what, when, where, why and how of St Patrick’s Day. It is a great visual graphic that can be used as a comprehension activity and to generate meaningful class discussion.

This worksheet, ‘A Profile of Ireland’ is a fantastically simple resource that gives students the opportunity to summarise and bring together research that they’ve done about Ireland. The worksheet prompts research into the different provinces of Ireland, the bodies of water that surround the island, Ireland’s Patron Saint and other important information when forming a …More

This worksheet, ‘History of St Patrick’ asks students to use a storyboard to visually represent the relationship between sequential events. This resource is particularly useful in prompting exploration into the history of St Patrick’s Day and requires students to explain the sequence of events using pictures clues provided. Alternatively the students may be given the …More

This worksheet, ‘Irish Symbols’ provides a blank web that students can use to organise and brainstorm types of Irish symbols and icons. It is a simple resource that can be used across all ability levels and either in groups, as individuals or during whole class discussions. It can also be used to consolidate learning or …More

This worksheet, ‘KWL Chart of St Patrick’s Day’ prompts students to explore what they know about St Patrick’s Day, what they want to learn, how they think they could learn about new ideas and what they have learnt following the learning tasks. This is a great, clearly formatted resource to encourage students to take responsibility …More

This worksheet, ‘Leprechauns’ provides students with guidance in writing about the qualities and attributes and life of a Leprechaun. It encourages students to think about typical characteristics and features associated with this mythical creature and provides a space for students to draw their impression of what one might look like. This is a great, simple …More

This worksheet, ‘St Patrick’ provides students with guidance in writing about St Patrick’s qualities and attributes. It encourages students to think about aspects of St Patrick’s life and characteristics and provides a space for students to draw a picture of what they imagine St Patrick might have looked like. This is a great, simple resource …More

This worksheet, ‘St Patrick’s Day True or False’ is a thought-provoking worksheet that requires students to asses the truth of facts about St Patrick’s Day. Many students may presume the answers quickly only to realise their assumptions were not correct which can lead to interesting discussions and further research into St Patrick’s Day related topics. …More

This worksheet, ‘Symbols of St Patrick’s Day’ explores three important symbols associated with Ireland and St Patrick’s Day. Students are required to describe the tradition and the origins of the Shamrock, a Leprechaun and the colour green.

This worksheet, ‘The Celtic Harp’ is a simple resource that encourages students to explore a very important part of Celtic traditions, the Harp. Students can colour in the image and then label the parts. For answers and extra activities search the term ‘harp’ and see the resources ‘H: Harp’ or ‘Photo Activity: Harp’.

This worksheet, ‘Timeline of St Patrick’ provides a vertical timeline with space for students to explore key events using the dates provided. The timeline spans the period from 385 when St Patrick was born to the 17th March, 461 when he died. This resource allows students to demonstrate their knowledge through sequencing historical events in …More

This worksheet, ‘Traditional Irish Dance’ is a great, simple resource that can be used to prompt discussion or research into traditional Irish dancing. Students are asked to outline the early history of traditional Irish dances, the music used, the costumes and who the dance master is.