Here are some terrific websites to help you learn while celebrating St. Patrick’s Day!
Recommended Websites:
Eyes On Ireland: IrishPhotos.com
This website contains the most beautiful photos of Ireland I have ever seen — from familiar tourist attractions to the remote and rugged beauty of lesser known Irish landscapes. By viewing the photo galleries, you can essentially take a virtual field trip to Ireland — and learn something about it along the way. Every breathtaking photograph by Scott MacGregor includes information about the photo, where it was taken, and the photographer’s impressions. When you get to the website simply click on the menu buttons titled, “Irish Landscapes,” “Olde Places,” “People,” “Things,” and “Names” to take your virtual field trip.
History Channel: St. Patrick’s Day
The fabulous History Channel website offers the biography of St. Patrick, the history of the holiday, lots of interactive information about Ireland and its people, and even some quizzes to take to test your knowledge of the Emerald Isle.
Teach-nology.com: St Patrick’s Day
You say you want worksheets and lesson plans themed around St. Patrick’s Day? This site has all kinds of language arts worksheets including acrostic poems, adjective worksheets (how many ways can you describe a head of cabbage), crossword puzzles, cryptogram, reading comprehension worksheet, vocabulary quiz, word scrambles, group creative writing lesson, a St. Patrick’s Day Maze, St. Patrick’s Day songs and much more!
Lucky Leprechaun Bonus!
Watch the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Live From Ireland
For kids — Games, puzzles, and holiday decorations.
May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow,
And may trouble avoid you wherever you go! :)
Erin Go Braugh! (Ireland Forever!)
Diane O’Flynn Keith
