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This resource relates to St. Patrick’s Day (17 March).

It is versatile in that you can save as a different name and then adapt to suit the timing of your assembly.

It can also be used as a lesson resource where you can focus on a particular topic such as St Patrick’s life from when he was born, taken as a slave and the becoming the patron saint of Ireland.

Content:
A Presentation (69 Slides) on facts about St. Patrick and how the day is celebrated.

The presentation starts with a welcome to the whole school.
It then shows a stain glass window of St Patrick holding a shamrock.

There are questions and answers throughout the presentation to involve the children.

It is divided into sections:-

• Background to St. Patrick’s life

• Around the World

• Myths and legends

• Celebrations

• Reflection
  -A prayer (optional)

• (3 pages)- Teacher’s notes on assembly referring to each slide.

Optional Follow-up worksheets:

• Write and draw 4 things you can remember about St Patrick
• Flags of Ireland : Children colour in the flag of Ireland and the cross of St Patrick (Answer key provided)
• 2 Differentiated cut and paste picture sequencing activities (Answers provided)
• Symbols of Ireland: Sort out the three jumbled words and write them opposite the pictures.
• Worksheet on three well-known myths: Sort out the jumbled headings and then draw lines to the correct picture for each heading (Answers provided)
• Word Search - Find 10 words

Please see preview pane of some of the slides in the presentation.

Thank you for your interest:-)

Maths Activities
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