Saint Patrick's Day Worksheets

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St. Patrick's Day is a celebration of the Irish culture that takes place on March 17th each year. The folklore goes on to celebrate Saint Patrick, a patron saint of Ireland, for removing all snakes from Ireland. Although there is much debate as to whether snakes ever inhabited Ireland post Ice Age. The celebration takes place globally and is symbolized, most frequently, by a Shamrock. This selection of worksheets will have students explore the various customs and traditions associated with Saint Patrick's Day.

Reading Comprehension Worksheets:

History of the Day - What are the symbols that are associated with the holiday? Learn about some of the history of St. Patrick's Day and the symbols that are associated with the holiday.

The Blarney Stone - The Blarney Stone is a block of stone set in the wall of the Blarney Castle tower in the village of Blarney, Ireland.

Rainbows - A rainbow occurs when it is raining in one part of the sky and sunny in another. Read about different facts about rainbows and fill in the blanks that follow.

Ireland - Ireland is an island nation on the westernmost edge of Europe. It is the continent's second largest island after Great Britain.

Lucky Charms - It all began with a bowl of Cheerios and a couple of circus peanuts. Read about this popular breakfast cereal and answer the questions that follow.

The Story of Patrick - St. Patrick is credited with bringing Catholicism to Ireland. This reading worksheet is three pages long complete with a: reading passage, free response questions, and multiple choice questions.

Short Passage - This may just be a paragraph, but it will require you to read it multiple times.

True or False - See what you have learned from all the reading worksheets.

Grammar Worksheets:

Mad Libs - Working on the proper use of -ly. Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate type of word to make your very own silly story.

Tricky Homophones - Word choice is given to the right of the sentence. They can be very tricky like a leprechaun.

Leprechaun Grammar Trickery - That mischievous leprechaun is at it again! He has purposely messed up the following sentences.

Sentence Pictures - Draw a line from the sentence to the matching picture.

How Many Words - Form as many words as you can from the name of this holiday.

Alphabetize - You will sort a whole bunch of words and put them all in alphabetic order.

The Leprechaun - Complete all of the sentences in this story of the Leprechaun.

Puzzle Worksheets:

How Many Words Can You Make? - Use the words "Saint Patrick" to make as many words as you can.

Cryptocross - The letter in the box of the answer can be used in to decode a special message from Lucky the Leprechaun.

Word Search - Larry the Leprechaun is hiding all the words below in his pot of gold. Can you find them all?

Cryptogram - Use the code below to decode this special message that is a famous saying that many people around this time of year.

Word Scramble - Unscramble all of these terms and some may be difficult.

Word Search - Find a dozen terms to make your way across the rainbow and into the pot of gold.

Associated Pictures - Which of these images are directly related to this holiday?

Writing Worksheets:

Write Your Own Story - Those zany Leprechauns are at it again. Larry the Leprechaun was greedy with his gold. He ran to the end of the rainbow to collect his treasure, but when he got there it was...

Writing Traditions - Does your family have any St. Patrick's Day traditions? Write about them below. If your family doesn't have any traditions for this day just write about any traditions that your family may have for special occasions or holidays.

The Magical Clover - Pretend you found a lucky four-leaf clover that was magical and came with three wishes.

Trace It - These is a two sentence tracing activity for students.

How to Celebrate - You will write a paragraph and draw a picture.

Poem - You will compose your own work.

Surprise - A story is started off for you and you are asked to complete it.

Traces - You will form related terms.

Organizer - This is really helpful for working as a class.

Why Do We Celebrate Saint Patrick's Day?

The St. Patrick's Day is celebrated to honor Saint Patrick. Saint Patrick was born to a Scottish family in the year 387 AD. His real name was not Patrick. It was Maewyn Succat. He is famous for the missionary work that he did in Ireland. He was a determined individual who converted over a hundred thousand people and also established hundreds of churches. Saint Patrick was not canonized by the Catholic Church. He is known as a saint due to his work. Saint Patrick died on the 17th March in 461 AD. The St. Patrick's Day has been celebrated by the Irish for over a thousand years. It is celebrated on March 17th.


Saint Patrick is an important personality because he endured many hardships. He was captured by the Irish raiders at the age of sixteen. He was forced to spend many years as a slave. During his time there, he learned the rituals of the Druids. These were the people that he eventually converted. Saint Patrick escaped Ireland through a ship. Then he apparently had a dream in which he received a letter that said "voice of the Irish". He returned to Ireland and educated the Irish about Christ. He built a strong foundation for Christianity to prevail in the land of Ireland.


Saint Patrick's was already a national holiday in Ireland. However, this event came to the United States with the immigrants. There were many Irish immigrants in the cities of the United States who led this day to become a widely celebrated secular holiday. Many elaborate parades are held in large cities. You see a lot of green color on this day. It is a great event to be attended by tourists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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