St. Patrick’s Day Fun and Games! 

We created this resource for your St. Patrick’s Day as a fun brain break activity to do in the days surrounding March 17th!

To play, students will choose a card, place it over their head without looking and try to figure out what is on it through the clues their partner gives them. 

You can also opt to make individual student headbands for this game out of sentence strips. Then, students use blue tack to attach the card to their headbands instead of holding it up to their forehead.

Scaffolding + Extension Tips 

Support students who need help understanding the concepts by using this activity in small groups to focus on breaking up the words by their phonemes. 

Challenge fast finishers who already understand the concept to record each word on a separate sheet of paper. Depending on their proficiency, they can write the words in sentences, poems, or short paragraphs. 

And For An Extra Helping Of Luck… 

We also suggest using this game to reinforce your small group and full-class lessons in the following ways: 

🐟 Go Fish 

Build a more extensive vocabulary! To play Go Fish, print out two sets of these cards, shuffle and pass out 5 to each player. The remaining cards go in the centre of the play area. Taking turns, players ask each other for their matches. 

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

Print on card for added durability and longevity. Place all pieces in a folder or large envelope for easy access. 

Before You Download

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource. 

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a Teach Starter Collaborator.