My Kinder students have made leprechaun traps for the last few years, and it always amuses me as they get older and sadly reminisce that they didn’t catch any leprechauns. I’m never quite sure who is fooling who – are they just trying to make me believe that they believe, or are we all just making believe?
Just in case your students have some residual doubt, you can assign them this Wonderopolis article.
Students in upper elementary might scoff at leprechauns, but may be interested in doing some St. Patrick’s Day magnetic poetry. You can also try this free “Irish” creative writing kit.
With this search I did on Teachers Pay Teachers, I found several free St. Patrick’s Day logic puzzles for various ages.
For those kinesthetic/spatial students, here is a lesson on shamrock origami.
I always feel a bit cheated because Pi Day and St. Patrick’s Day fall during our Spring Break – but I’m sure I’ll find a way to sneak some of these activities in anyway!
