Let's Learn : St. Patrick's Day

I always enjoyed St. Patrick's Day growing up ... well, not the pinching part.   But since I was nearly half Irish, and the Irish didn't fare too well in most of history, it was a fun way to celebrate a part of my history.   I don't have red hair, too much German in me for that, but most of my family still sports the freckled arms.

Here is what we are doing for the day!

We talked about the promise of God's rainbow ... and then decided the greatest treasure was the Promises in the Bible.  So we made golden coins and wrote verses on them, and put some shiny glitter on them.  We also put verses on shamrocks.  We talked about how God viewed pagan religion and witchcraft.   It was an interesting discussion.

The short story ....

Some sources say he was born on March 17, 460, but most agree that is the date of his death.   It is believed that he was born to prominent wealthy parents in Rome controlled Britain.   When he was 16, he was captured and taken into slavery by a chieftain in Irland.   Six years later he escaped and returned to England.  He had dedicated his life to the Catholic religion, and after studying, he returned to Ireland.  During his life, he succeeded in converting most of Ireland to the Catholic beliefs.



The Story:

http://www.streski.com/StPatsDay.pdf

http://omnigraphics.com/_livesite/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/HolSym5-StPatsDay.pdf

https://englishinesoandbach.wikispaces.com/file/view/Stpatrickday2.pdf

http://www.celtlearn.org/pdfs/patrick.pdf

http://apliense.xtec.cat/arc/sites/default/files/St.%20Patrick%20teachers%27.pdf

http://www.iaci-usa.org/pdf/3-11%20enews%20stpatrick.pdf

https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/2008/august/real-st-patrick.html

http://www.hellokids.com/c_20331/reading-learning/stories-for-children/st-patrick-s-day-history-and-fun-facts/the-history-of-st-patrick-s-day



Things to do:

https://tipjunkie.com/saint-patricks/

https://www.abcteach.com/free/r/reading_comprehension_st_patricks_day_upper_elementary2.pdf

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/index.html

http://www.celebratingholidays.com/?page_id=84

https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/st-patricks-day-stem-science-activities-and-stem-projects/

https://www.womansday.com/home/crafts-projects/g2173/st-patricks-day-crafts/

https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/st-patricks-day-crafts-for-preschoolers/

http://whatmomslove.com/kids/st-patricks-day-ideas-for-kids/

https://www.aturtleslifeforme.com/2018/01/st-patricks-day-food-ideas.html

https://family.disney.com/st-patricks-day-printables/



Coloring Pages:

https://www.thebalance.com/free-st-patrick-s-day-coloring-pages-1357195

https://www.itsybitsyfun.com/st-patricks-day-coloring-pages.html

http://christcenteredholidays.com/free-st-patrick-day-coloring-pages-printables/

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/coloring.htm

https://ideas.hallmark.com/articles/st-patricks-day-ideas/st-patricks-day-coloring-pages/



Fun Pages and Worksheets:

Mazes - http://moziru.com/explore/Maze%20clipart%20st%20patrick's%20day/

https://studenthandouts.com/fun/holidays/saint-patricks-day/saint-patricks-day-story-word-search-puzzle.htm

https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/culture/stpatricksday/quiz/print.pdf

https://www.education.com/worksheets/st-patricks-day/


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https://youtu.be/ZCRzuMPzk4E