Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a couple of fun English language exercises. After first activating students' prior knowledge about Ireland and Irish culture during a class discussion, learners work in pairs or small groups to complete a crossword puzzle and matching activity that reinforces vocabulary related to St. Patrick's day.

Concepts

st. patrick's day, Holidays, st. patrick, symbols, traditions, the irish, holiday celebrations, context clues

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Give pupils a copy of the answer key to check their work after they have completed the exercises

Classroom Considerations

• Requires copies of the worksheets plus individual picture copies

Pros

• Includes an answer key 

Cons

• None