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This lesson plan for St. Patrick's Day includes activities to activate prior knowledge, learn about the history of the celebration, practice vocabulary, and develop creative writing skills. Students engage in brainstorming, watching a video, participating in a vocabulary challenge, and writing a story about a lucky day. The lesson concludes with a fun quiz to reinforce learning and includes extra writing activity ideas for different levels.

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Lesson Plan

This lesson plan for St. Patrick's Day includes activities to activate prior knowledge, learn about the history of the celebration, practice vocabulary, and develop creative writing skills. Students engage in brainstorming, watching a video, participating in a vocabulary challenge, and writing a story about a lucky day. The lesson concludes with a fun quiz to reinforce learning and includes extra writing activity ideas for different levels.

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Lesson Plan: St.

Patrick’s Day

1. Warm-up (10 min) – “Green Brainstorm”

Objective: Activate prior knowledge and introduce the theme.

1. Write "St. Patrick’s Day" on the board and draw a big shamrock.
2. Ask students: What do you know about this celebration? (Encourage them to
say words, traditions, or symbols).
3. Show images of a leprechaun, a pot of gold, a rainbow, shamrocks, and
Ireland’s flag. Ask them to guess their connection with the day.
4. Quick challenge: Name as many green things as possible in 30 seconds!

2. Presentation (15 min) – “The Legend of St. Patrick”

Objective: Learn about the history of St. Patrick’s Day through reading/listening.

1. Show a short animated video about St. Patrick’s story (e.g., YouTube: History of St.
Patrick’s Day for Kids).
2. Give students a short text about St. Patrick (simplified for A2, more detailed for
B1).
3. Ask comprehension questions:
o Where was St. Patrick from?
o Why is he important in Ireland?
o What symbols are related to St. Patrick’s Day?

3. Practice (15 min) – “Leprechaun’s Challenge”

Objective: Practice vocabulary and speaking skills through a fun challenge.

1. Divide students into small groups.


2. Each group picks a mystery card with a St. Patrick’s Day symbol (e.g., gold,
rainbow, shamrock).
3. They must describe it without saying the word while the others guess.
4. Extra challenge for B1: Make a short story using that symbol.

4. Production (15 min) – Writing Task: "My Lucky Day"

Objective: Develop creative writing skills.

1. Students write a short story about a lucky day they had, real or fictional.
2. Prompts to guide them:
o What happened?
o Why was it lucky?
o How did you feel?
3. Pair students and have them read each other’s stories. They give one positive
comment and one suggestion.
4. B1 students: Include past simple & past continuous.

5. Wrap-up (5 min) – “Irish Quiz”

Objective: Reinforce learning with a fun game.

1. Quick true or false quiz about St. Patrick’s Day (e.g., The national color of Ireland is
blue. - FALSE!).
2. Students raise a green card for TRUE and a red card for FALSE.
3. Give small prizes (stickers, chocolate coins) for correct answers.

Extra Writing Activity Ideas

 "Letter to a Leprechaun" (A2)


 Imagine you found a leprechaun. What would you ask for if he gave you
three wishes?
 "A Day in Ireland" (B1)
 Imagine you travel to Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day. Describe what you see,
eat, and do.
 "The Missing Pot of Gold" (A2-B1)
 Write a short detective story about a stolen pot of gold. Who took it? How do
you find it?

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