I’m so excited to share some free printable worksheets for St Patrick’s Day with you! St. Patrick’s Day is such a cheerful holiday that can be easily incorporated into your lesson plans in March. Students’ engagement can be high with the inclusion of St. Patrick’s Day printable activities. In addition to the free printable worksheets for St Patrick’s Day, I also have reading comprehension passages for Kindergarten-5th Grade students. They can easily be included on or around March 17th as part of your St. Patrick’s Day celebration. You’ll be able to cover important skills in multiple areas of literacy through the use of these educational activities. Read on to learn more about using the free printable worksheets for St Patrick’s Day in addition to the other printable activities in your classroom.
St. Patrick's Day Printable Activities
Before I share about the free printable worksheets for St Patrick’s Day, I wanted to tell you all about my other St Patrick’s Day printable activities. I loved writing these St. Patrick’s Day comprehension passages as I pictured kids reading about the pots of gold, the end of the rainbow, leprechaun shenanigans, gold coins, and more- all on their own! There are plenty of St. Patrick’s Day words for your students to learn and read about in each passage. Your students will enjoy the St. Patrick’s Day themed passages as they make their way through each text.
I love giving readers the opportunity to work on comprehension in multiple ways. You’re most likely reading some St. Patrick’s Day themed stories aloud to your students. It is super important to see how students comprehend a text that is read to them. It gives you an idea of their ability to follow a story line and pay attention while someone else is reading to them.
Another way kids of all age need to work on comprehension is through being able to show their understanding of their own reading. This is hugely important as we know students will spend the rest of their lives reading independently. They’ll be assessed on their ability to comprehend in school, but also we want them to be successful comprehenders when reading on their own for enjoyment, or information, outside of school. The more time you spend building their comprehension skills from an early age, the better!
Comprehension passages are a great way to get students to stop, think, and discuss the text in a less intimidating way than if they’re reading a full book. These passages include questions in a written-response comprehension check format. Answer keys are included for all the comprehension questions, so you can quickly skim the written responses for accuracy. It can be so helpful to see students’ responses to their own reading to give you an idea of how successfully they’re digesting what they’re reading. Their responses to the comprehension questions can clue you in to how your young learners are doing with fluency, too- maybe they’re reading too fast and not comprehending, possibly reading too slowly and also not comprehending!
These St. Patrick’s Day printable activities can be used:
- in small groups
- during independent reading
- sent home
They’re super simple to use since you just need to print and make copies. I know your students will love reading, and rereading these Saint Patrick’s Day passages!
Check out the Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade St. Patrick’s Day comprehension passages!
They pair perfectly along with my free printable worksheets for St Patrick’s Day that you can grab at the end of this blog post!
Upper Elementary St. Patrick's Day Printable Pages
While my free printable worksheets for St Patrick’s Day are geared toward younger learners, I do have something for upper elementary readers, as well. For your upper elementary students who are preparing for upcoming state assessments, these comprehension passages are an engaging way to work on writing skills in reading responses.
They are the perfect activity for English Language Arts test prep in a non-intimidating manner. The upper elementary passages are slightly longer, but broken up into four main parts. The St. Patrick’s Day worksheets encourage readers to stop and think before moving on to the next part. You can even use the texts over multiple days instead of all in one sitting. This will help your readers really focus on their written-response comprehension check for each part of the passages.
Each grade level printable pack will make your 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, or 5th Grade students feel more confident in their ability to read and respond to slightly lengthier texts. While your upper elementary students are enjoying the topics of the St. Patrick’s Day worksheets, they’ll also be improving their comprehension skills.
Check out the 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, and 5th Grade St. Patrick’s Day worksheets!
Free Printable Worksheets for St Patrick's Day
These free printable worksheets for St Patrick’s Day are the perfect way to include some vowel practice as part of your St Patricks Day activities. Your Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade students will love the pots of gold included in these free printable worksheets for St. Patrick’s Day! There are three different activity pages included each with a specific phonics skill to focus on for your little leprechauns. In these free printable worksheets for St Patrick’s Day your students will be filling in the pot of gold with the vowel that is missing. Depending on the grade level of your students, you can choose the best page for your younger students between CVC words, CVCe, or beginning blends with silent e.
Different Ways to Use these Free Printable Worksheets for St Patrick’s Day
- Laminate the free St. Patrick’s Day worksheets or place them in dry erase sleeves where students can write the missing vowel with a dry erase marker.
- Make copies of the pages and have students write with pencil.
- Use letter tiles for the missing vowels.
No matter which way you choose to use the fun worksheets, they really are a great way to practice and improve knowledge of vowel sounds.
You may want to use these free printable worksheets for St Patrick’s Day in any one of these settings:
- In small groups
- In literacy centers
- For partner work
- For independent work
Grab your free printable worksheets for St Patrick’s Day here! It is a PDF file that you can download right away to print and use with your students for St. Patrick’s Day.
Want more St. Patrick's Day printable activities?
Check out this blog post St. Patrick’s Day Literacy Activities for more fun activities that work well for young students. The St. Patrick’s Day celebration can continue with a focus on more phonics skills and developing reading skills with the games and passages included in the blog post! March really is a great time to encourage kids of all ages to keep growing their literacy skills with meaningful activity ideas. I hope your little leprechauns enjoy completing all these St. Patrick’s Day printable activities!
