St. Patrick's Day Lesson Plans and Activities for Elementary Students

Posted by Megan Sheakoski Mar 4, 2009

This March elementary students can learn language arts and science concepts as part of a St. Patrick's Day unit plan. Teachers can use the color green or shamrocks to tie lessons together and get students excited about learning.

A green theme is lots of fun for primary students. Teachers can use the Green Eggs and Ham Language Arts Lesson Plan to teach students about different types of sentences and punctuation and to increase students' comprehension skills using a felt board. The class can also learn new cooking vocabulary and what a chef is and then make and eat green eggs using the story.

Primary school students can plant and grow shamrock clover seeds during a How Plants Grow Elementary Science Lesson. Students plant the shamrock seeds under different conditions and record observations in journals. They determine that plants need soil, air, sunlight and water to grow and create a How Plants Grow pamphlet outlining their knowledge.

Teachers do not need to stop their regular teaching to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. They put a green or shamrock themed spin on their lesson plans and watch their students learn and have fun!