St. Patrick's Day Mini Unit

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St. Pattys Day

Mini-unitRachelle Smithwhattheteacherwants.blogspot.com


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Shamrock Place Value{Read each clue and write the correct number on the line. Color the matching shamrock.}

I have 4 tens

and 3 ones.What number am I?

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I have 1 tens


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I have 0 tensand 9 ones.

What number am I?

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I have 6 tens


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I have 2 tensand 9 ones.

What number am I?

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I have 7 tens


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I have 1 tensand 2 ones.What number am I?

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I have 0 tensand 4 ones.What number am I?

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29

18

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61

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Were more precious than gold!{Bulletin Board Idea}

Copy gold pieces on yellow paper (or white paper and have the studencolor them). Have the students cut out the coins and draw themselvesor snap a photo of them and glue it on. Make a pot out of black

construction paper (laminate for durability). Put the pot on the bulletiboard with the gold pieces falling out of the pot.

Title your board Were more precious than gold.

Extension:

Talk to your students about gold. Teach them about

the gold Rush. Here is a great website:http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/home.html


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St. Patricks Dayall things green

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Data

1. How many bal loons did you have?___________

2. Which did you have the least of? _____________

3. Which did you have the most of? _____________

4. How many stars, hearts, and hats did you have al ltogether?

_____ + ______ + ______ = ________5. How many marshmallows do you have a l l together?

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I can write that number inexpanded form!_____ + _____ = _______

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Shamrock patterns

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New words that I have learned !

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Leprechaun trapsRead the book:Lucky O Leprechaun by Jana Dil lon

The day before St. Patricks Day we makeleprechaun traps and set them up in our classroom.I send home a letter to collect trash fromparents. I split the students into groups of 3 or 4They have about 40 minutes (they always ask formore time) to plan and execute their leprechauntrap. Using the Catching a Leprechaun sheet(with the boxes found below) , they must worktogether to write the steps first (I have themdraw the pictures after they finish their trap) .Then, they can use the trash to make a trap onthe floor. I supply the tape and glue. Itshilarious because the next day. . .their traps are allruined by that darn leprechaun and he left hisfootprints (green paint) all over our classroom!

I have provided the note that I use to sendhome to parents to collect supplies.


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Dear Parents,

We will be doing a project for St. Patricks Day in our classroom inMarch. We are looking for your garbage! Here are some ideas of itemsto send in by March 14

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Paper towel rolls

boxes (any size) newspaper milk jugs (cleaned out) wrappers (cleaned off) tin foil string rubber bands paper cups or plates (cleaned off)

Thank you!

Dear Parents,We will be doing a project for St. Patricks Day in our classroom in

March. We are looking for your garbage! Here are some ideas of itemsto send in by March 14

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Paper towel rolls boxes (any size) newspaper milk jugs (cleaned out) wrappers (cleaned off)

tin foil string rubber bands paper cups or plates (cleaned off)

Thank you!


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Catching a Leprechaun


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Catching a Leprechaun

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FactsFOR KIDS ABOUT ST. PATRICKS DAY!WWW.HOLIDAYS.KABOOSE.COMFacts about St. Patrick 's Day Holiday

St. Patricks Day is observed on March 17 because that is the feastday of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It is believed thathe died on March 17 in the year 461 AD. It is also a worldwidecelebration of Irish culture and history. St. Patricks Day is anational holiday in Ireland, and a provincial holiday in the Canadianprovince of Newfoundland and Labrador. In Ireland on St. Patricks Day, people traditionally wear a small

bunch of shamrocks on their jackets or caps. Children wear orange,white and green badges, and women and girls wear green ribbons intheir hair. Many cities have a St. Patricks Day parade. Dublin , the capital ofIreland, has a huge St. Patricks Day festival from March 15-19,that features a parade, family carnivals , treasure hunt, dance,theatre and more. In North American, parades are often held on the

Sunday before March 17. Some paint the yel low street l ines greenfor the day! In Chicago, the Chicago River is dyed green with aspecial dye that only lasts a few hours. There has been a St.Patricks Day parade in Boston, Massachusetts since 1737. Montrealis home to Canadas longest running St. Patricks Day parade, whichbegan in 1824.Facts about Saint Patrick

St. Patrick was born in 385 AD somewhere along the west coast ofBritain , possibly in the Welsh town of Banwen. At age 16, he wascaptured and sold into slavery to a sheep farmer. He escaped whenhe was 22 and spent the next 12 years in a monastery. In his 30s hereturned to Ireland as a Christian missionary. He died at Saul in 46AD and is buried at Downpatrick.


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Facts about the Irish 34 mil l ion Americans have Irish ancestry, according to the 2003 USCensus. Thats almost nine times the population of Ireland, which ha4.1 mil l ion people . Some American towns have Irish names. You could visit: Mount GayShamrock, West Virginia; Shamrock Lakes, Indiana; Shamrock,Oklahoma; Shamrock, Texas; Dublin , California and Dublin , Ohio. The harp is the symbol of Ireland. The color green is also commonlyassociated with Ireland, also known as the Emerald Isle . The Irish flag is green, white and orange. The green symbolizes thepeople of the south, and orange, the people of the north. Whiterepresents the peace that brings them together as a nation. The name leprechaun has several origins. It could be from the IrishGaelic word l e i p r e achan , which means a kind of aqueous sprite. Or,it could be from l e ath bh r ogan , which means shoemaker. Facts about Clovers According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the highestnumber of leaves found on a clover is 14! One estimate suggests that there are about 10 000 regular three-

leaf clovers for every lucky four-leaf clover. Legend says that each leaf of the clover means something: the firstis for hope, the second for faith, the third for love and the fourthfor luck.


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