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SAINT PATRICK'S DAY



(Updated on 26/03/2011)


Related pages :

Ireland (civilization) - Ireland (geography) - Ireland (history)

Northern Ireland (civilization) - Northern Ireland (geography) - Northern Ireland (history)

 

 

History and Legends :

  • Saint Patrick's Day Infographic
    "This infographic from market research company Lab 42 shows what Americans will be doing to celebrate the event.
    To gather data, Lab 42 surveyed 405 social network users, making sure that respondents were evenly distributed across all age groups and income levels."
    (jeffreyhill.typepad.com)

 

 

 

  • Saint Patrick's Day (Wikipedia)
    1 Celebration overview
    2 In Ireland
    3 Outside Ireland :     3.1 In Canada - 3.2 In Great Britain - 3.3 In Germany - 3.4 In Denmark - 3.5 In Moscow - 3.6 In the United States
    4 Montserrat...

  • Saint Patrick's Mission
    The Places - Patrick's Life - The Shamrock - 17th March - Breastplate
    (irelandseye.com)

 

  • St. Patrick's Day - March 17th
    Fun facts - Some Irish Blessings - Some Irish Drinking Toasts - St. Patrick's Day/Irish Recipes...
    (fabulousfoods.com)

 

  • Interactive Book of Facts (BBC) -
    "From shamrock to Saul, explore some of the places and legends associated with Saint Patrick."

 

  • St. Patrick's Day Printables, Lesson Plans and Units, Arts and Crafts, Historical/Background Information, Fun for Kids (A to Z Teacher Stuff)

 

Vocabulary :

Listening :

 

 

 

 

Cliparts / Photos :

 

 

Cards :

 

INTERACTIVE activities :

 

  • Saint Patrick's Day : a quiz - interactive
    How much do you know about this Irish tradition ? Answer the 10 questions.
    (Monique Mirza - Ac. Grenoble)

  • Irish quotes and blessings.
    "Read the quotes and blessings and reorder the letters of the missing words."
    Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

 

  • St. Patrick's Day - Matching exercise
    "Match the words to the pictures. Click on the picture to hear the word. Good luck!
    (find flash cards for these at MES-English.com)"
  • Saint Patrick. Vocabulary
    Matching - Flashcards (Java / non-Java) - Concentration - Word Search
    - Activities created by: Renée Maufroid

 


Activities TO PRINT :

 

 

 

 

Lesson plans :

  • Saint Patrick's Day - a lesson plan - a text with questions (BBC)
    Level: Upper Intermediate
    The aim of this lesson is to give students practice in reading an article about St. Patrick's Day for specific information and then the opportunity to talk about the customs and traditions of their own country's national day.
  • St. Patrick's Day Printables, Lesson Plans and Units, Arts and Crafts, Historical/Background Information, Fun for Kids (A to Z Teacher Stuff)
  • Songs, poems, lesson plans... (Teach-nology)

 

Webquests :

 

Stories :

  • St Patrick's Day : Stories (Edhelper)
    - Ireland Rainbows
    - To Avoid a Pinch (Grades 2-4)
    - Lisa the Lizard (First Grade)
    - Leprechauns at the Amusement Park (Grades 3-5)
    - Four-leaf Clover (Grades 3-5)
    - Saint Patrick (Grades 4-7)
    - Little Green Men

 

 

Songs and Poems :

 

  • "It's a Great Day for the Irish" is an Irish-American song.
    "The song went on to become a worldwide St. Patrick's Day anthem  and its familiar strains are heard on the occasion around the world annually."
    "Oh, I woke me up this morning and I heard a joyful song
    From the throats of happy Irishmen, a hundred thousand strong    ..."
    (Wikipedia)
    Listen to the song. (YouTube)
  • Songs, poems, lesson plans... (Teach-nology)
  • Songs (abcteach) :
    - Leprechauns Are Dancing (Sung to: Sing a Song of Sixpence)
    - If I Were a Leprechaun
  • A poem : 'Four Leaf Clover' by Ella Higginson (skyways.lib.ks.us)

    		 
       

    Ella Higginson (1861-1940)
    American poetess

 

INTERACTIVE games :

 

  • St Patrick's Day - Games
    "Looking for some holiday fun? We have lots of things for you to do!"
    (primarygames.com)
    For beginners and "SEGPA"

 

 

 

 

Games TO PRINT :

  • St Patrick's Day - Games
    "Looking for some holiday fun? We have lots of things for you to do!"
    (primarygames.com)
    For beginners and "SEGPA"

 

Cartoons :

 

 

VIDEOS :

 

  • History of St Patrick's Day
    "On March 17, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in Ireland and abroad with parades, feasts and religious traditions."
    (history.com)

 

  • "The Fugitive" : St. Patrick's Day Parade sequence - with Harrison Ford
    "Fun Fact: This sequence was a spur of the moment thing during filming of the movie. This was a real parade and Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones and a camera man just went in it. You can hear at 01:36 and 01:37 some men calling out Tommy Lee Jones's name."
    (YouTube)

 

 


 

Recipes :

 

Click on the picture.