St. Patrick's Day Vocabulary List for ESL and ELD Students
Not all of these vocabulary words need to be assigned for memorization, but having them all on one page provides a good reference for your students to keep in their notebooks.
Words and Phrases
blarney
Celtic
clover
emerald green
Emerald Isle
four leaf clover
gold
green
harp
holiday
Ireland
Irish
leprechaun
little people
Luck of the Irish
lucky
magical
March
parade
patron
pinch
pot 'o gold
rainbow
saint
Saint Patrick
seventeenth
shillelagh
shamrock
snakes
St. Paddy's Day
St. Patrick's Day
tradition
trifolium
vanish
walking stick
wearing of the green
See also Giant Spring Vocabulary List for ESl and ELD
Give your students opportunities to use these St. Patrick's Day vocabulary words throughout the season in their writing assignments, conversation practice, and in exercises like the following:
Word Categories
Sort the Valentines vocabulary words into categories such as: words associated with Ireland, words associated with leprechauns, words associated with St. Patrick
Fill In the Blank
As a vocabulary practice activity, write sentences that are missing a word and let your students use their list to determine what word best fills in the blank. Sample sentences using fall vocabulary include:
St. Patrick's day is on the ___ of March.
If you are lucky you will find a ___ at the end of the rainbow.
CLOZE Paragraphs
Cloze paragraphs are paragraphs with words and phrases missing that students fill in on their own. An example of a cloze paragraph using fall vocabulary is:
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on ____ seventeenth. In the United States it is traditional to ___ anyone who isn't wearing the color ____.
Writing Assignments and Journal Activities
Give your students plenty of practice using their new words in the journals and other writing assignments. Some journal topics for St. Patrick's Day vocabulary include:
What is your favorite part of St. Patrick's Day? Why?
What is your least favorite part of St. Patrick's Day? Why?
What are you planning to do on St. Patrick's Day?
Do think St. Patrick's Day traditions are fun or silly? Why?
Word Games
Crossword puzzles, word scrambles, and word searches are great practice. All of these games can be made online at DiscoverySchool.com by using their Puzzle Maker application.
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