Format
Introduction
- Discuss what we already know about St. Patrick’s Day
- Take a virtual journey to Ireland to discuss some important locations relating to St. Patrick and his holiday.
- Discuss some of the legends associated with St. Patrick & St. Patrick’s Day
- St. Patrick and the Snakes
- St. Patrick and the Shamrock
- Talk about some of the symbols and traditions of St. Patrick’s Day
Shamrocks, Leprechauns, Luck, Wearing Green, etc.
- Discuss how these traditions immigrated from Ireland to the United States
- Traditions the Irish people brought with them.
- How we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day today.
- What we learned about St. Patrick’s Day
- Make a clover
Objectives
Students will:
- Learn about who St. Patrick was and where he came from.
- Identify some symbols of St. Patrick’s Day and explain their origin.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
NSS-USH.K-4.4 The History of Peoples of Many Cultures Around the World
Understands selected attributes and historical developments of societies in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe
State Standards
Ohio State Standards
Second Grade
Social Studies
Human Systems
8 Cultures develop in unique ways, in part through the influence of the physical environment.
9. Interactions among cultures lead to sharing ways of life.
Third Grade
English Language Arts
SL.3.3 Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate
elaboration and detail.
Social Studies
Scarcity
15 Both positive and negative incentives affect individuals’ choices and behaviors.
16 Individuals must make decisions because of the scarcity of resources. Making a decision
involves a trade-off.
Fourth Grade
English Language Arts
SL.4.3 Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.
World Langguages & Culture
Compare Intercultural Behaviors
Investigate Intercultural Products, Practices and Perspectives