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Let's Learn About St. Patrick's Day!

The History
St. Patrick's Day is a special day that was started in honor of the man, Saint Patrick.  It is celebrated on March 17th because this is the day that he died.
Listen to and watch a video to learn about Saint Patrick and the history of this holiday.
 
 
 
  

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After you watch the video think about and answer the following questions out loud with the class.
 
1.  What country was Saint Patrick from?
 
2.  Why did Saint Patrick go to Ireland?
 
3.  What did Saint Patrick do to make the Irish people love him?
 
4.  Why is saint Patrick's day on March 17th?
 
5.  What other holidays do we celebrate that are for special people?

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She is having fun celebrating Saint Patrick's Day!

 ACTIVITY :  With a partner re-tell the story of Saint Patrick's life to each other.  Try to help each other remember important things about Saint Patrick that you learned today.

Now that we know the history of St. Patrick's Day let's learn about some of the symbols.  The first symbol we will look at is the Leprechaun.  Click below.