St. Patrick's Day

As a special activity for St. Patrick's Day, you will have to do several activities:

1. Read. Following is some information about this important holiday in Ireland. Read the information and answer the questions:
 
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in Ireland. Every year on March 17, the Irish and the Irish-at-heart across the globe observe St. Patrick’s Day. What began as a religious feast day for the patron saint of Ireland has become an international festival celebrating Irish culture with parades, dancing, special foods and a whole lot of green.

Check the following link to watch videos about this important Irish celebration:

 http://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day


 Have you ever heard about leperchauns? Read this funny poem:

"A leprechaun is small and green
He hides where he cannot be seen.
But if you catch one on this day,
He must give his gold away."

LEGEND OF THE LEPRECHAUNS (from: http://www.examiner.com/article/kid-s-craft-st-patrick-s-day-leprechaun-treasure-box)

"Full of magic and trickery, the leprechauns remain in their hidden world until the night before St. Patrick's Day. On that one night of the year they appear throughout the world to dance and sing and frolic.

Disguising themselves as leaves and grass, and sounding like the wind and the crickets, they come and go unnoticed.

However, it is said that if a decorated treasure box is left empty under the moon, the leprechauns must fill the box with gold or jewels or gifts. But then they will hide the filled box in the most unlikely of places.

If the box is found on St. Patrick's Day, the treasure remains in our world. If not, the leprechauns may retrieve what is rightfully theirs. And though the leprechauns are very clever, it is not impossible to find the treasure because, unknowingly, leprechauns often leave a trail of greenery behind them."

http://www.kidzworld.com/article/7682-all-about-the-st-patricks-day-leprechaun

Take a St. Patrick's Day quiz at:

http://www.marks-english-school.com/games/mes-patricks_01.htm

How many new words did you learn?

Remember that St. Patrick's  real name is believed to be Maewyn Succat and he took on the name Patrick upon becoming a priest. He was born in Britain and it is believed that his parents were romans living in Britain in charge of the colonies.

When he was 16, he was kidnapped by pirates and sold into slavery in Ireland to herd and tend sheep on Slemish mountain. Learn more about Ireland by clicking on the link below:

http://www.ducksters.com/geography/country.php?country=Ireland

Answer the following questions:

In which continent is Ireland?

What is the size of Ireland?

Describe Ireland's climate.

What is the type of government of Ireland?

What language do people speak?

What is their National Holiday?

What is their National Symbol?

What is their religion?

What is the Nationality of the people from Ireland?

Explore the map of Europe and find Ireland and Britain (England) in it:

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/europe_map.htm

And play with the Europe map puzzle:

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/europe-puzzle.html 

 

Good luck!

Don't forget to find the gold pot!