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SAINT PATRICK'S DAY



(Updated on 23/02/2013)


History and Legends -
Vocabulary - Listening - Cliparts / Photos - Cards -
Interactive activities - Activities to print -
Lesson plans - Webquests - Stories - Songs and Poems -
Interactive games - Games to print - Cartoons -
Videos - Recipes

 


Related pages :

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

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

 

 

History and Legends :

 

 

 

  • 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)

 

  • 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
    "Séquence à programmer deux semaines avant la Saint-Patrick afin de garantir le succès de la célébration dans votre collège.
    Séquence niveau A2, élaborée par l’équipe d’anglais du niveau 5°..."
    (Cécile Clavel - Ac. Toulouse)



  • 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 : (Si le lien est inaccessible, enregistrer l'image pour obtenir la taille initiale.)

 

 

VIDEOS :

 

  • To be Irish!
    "The countdown to St. Patrick's Day has begun and here are some tips for those looking to boost their Irish flair - "How to be Irish" is presented by some of the Irish folks who will be presenting their products on QVC's St. Patrick's Day Celebration, March 17."
    (YouTube)

  • Video: St. Patrick's Day 2012—Why We Wear Green
    "It's said that blue was originally the color associated with Saint Patrick's Day, but over time green took over in popularity due to Ireland's nickname as "The Emerald Isle", the green in the Irish flag and the clover that St. Patrick used in his teachings about Catholicism." Read more >>
    + LINKS
    (englishblog.com)

  • How to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day Like an Irishman + SCRIPT below the video on YouTube.
    "Celebrate St. Patrick's Day Like an Irishman.
    To complete this How-To you will need:
    Something green
    A church
    An Irish soda bread
    A lamb stew or Atlantic salmon
    Guinness
    A four-leaf clover..."

 

 

  • 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 (Sorry! No more links)
    "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 :