St. Patrick’s Day Worksheets for Preschool
This St. Patrick’s Day theme page offers teachers with printable worksheets and activity ideas for preschool children and kindergarten students. The collection supports early learning goals in math, literacy, language development, and fine motor work.
Available materials focus on number recognition 1–5, counting practice, letter identification, beginning sounds, tracing, cutting tasks, language prompts, crafts, and a 3-day mini lesson plan. Activities connect to seasonal images such as shamrocks, rainbows, and gold coins.
The lesson plan serves as a base for creating structured daily instruction. Teachers may select individual pages for centers, small group instruction, or independent practice. Additional worksheets may be added to this collection as they are completed.
St. Patrick’s Day Worksheets
Worksheets and activity pages allow seasonal themes to blend seasonal fun with meaningful skill practice. This St. Patrick's theme includes literacy pages, number practice, fine-motor tasks, puzzles, and coloring sheets featuring shamrocks, leprechaun, rainbows and coins.
These printable worksheets include:
- Letter recognition with uppercase and lowercase letters
- Beginning sound identification (L for leprechaun, S for shamrock)
- Number recognition 1–5
- Tracing lines, shapes, and letters
- Cut-and-paste sorting activities
- Coloring by number pages
Each worksheet focuses on a defined early learning skill while using St. Patrick’s Day images and vocabulary. These pages work well for classroom centers, small groups, morning work, independent practice, or home use.
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St. Patrick's Day Fun Facts
Short facts can be shared during circle time or small group discussion.
- St. Patrick's Day is on March 17.
- People wear green to celebrate
- Shamrocks are little green plants with three leaves
- Stories say leprechauns hide pots of gold at the end of a rainbow
St. Patrick’s Day Sight Words & Vocabulary
Sight word practice allows preschool and kindergarten students to recognize common words during early reading tasks. Use St. Patrick’s Day vocabulary during circle time, literacy centers, small groups, or worksheet practice.
St. Patrick's Day Words
- shamrock, rainbow, gold, hat, coin
- green, March, parade, clover, lucky
Children can trace the words, match them to pictures, or write them during guided practice.
Drawing Prompts & Story Starters
Drawing prompts and story starters encourage preschoolers to express their ideas through pictures and words. Children can respond to themed prompts by drawing what they imagine, discussing their ideas, and sharing thoughts during guided conversation. Teachers may support learning by asking questions, introducing new vocabulary, recording dictated responses, or encouraging simple labeling.
These activities strengthen language development, creativity, and fine motor skills at an age-appropriate level.
Drawing Prompts
- Draw a rainbow with a pot of gold.
- Draw a leprechaun hat and label it.
- Draw three shamrocks and write the number.
- Draw coins in a pot and count them.
Story Starters
- My green hat is…
- I see a leprechaun…
- The rainbow is…
- I found gold…
A story starter prompt supports language and expression development through picture discussion and guided questions.
St. Patrick's Day Simple Craft
Paper Shamrock Craft
Supplies
- Green construction paper
- Child-safe scissors
- Glue
- Pencil
- Crayons or markers
Directions
- Draw a large shamrock shape on green paper.
- Cut out the shamrock along the outline.
- Color or add details such as lines on the leaves.
- Write the letter S on the shamrock or count and write a number on each leaf.
This activity allows practice with cutting along curved lines, placing small pieces accurately, and forming letters or numbers.
Paper Rainbow Craft
Supplies
- White construction paper
- Colored paper (red, orange, yellow, green, blue)
- Child-safe scissors
- Glue
- Cotton balls
- Crayons or markers
Directions
- Cut colored paper into strips for rainbow arcs.
- Glue the strips in order to form a rainbow.
- Add cotton balls at each end for clouds.
- Count and glue small yellow circles under the rainbow to represent gold coins.
This activity supports color sequencing, counting practice, and careful gluing of small pieces.
St-Patrick's Day Lesson Plan
Sample 3-Day Mini Plan
This St. Patrick’s Day theme lesson plan serves as a guide teachers can adapt to their classroom schedule and student readiness. It combines literacy, number practice, fine motor tasks, and early language development activities. Tracing pages support children practicing letter formation, while drawing, labeling, and teacher-dictated responses encourage preschoolers to share their ideas. Varied difficulty levels allow teachers to adjust instruction while keeping the St. Patrick’s Day theme consistent throughout the week.
Day 1 – Letter & Sound Practice
Identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
Practice beginning sounds using leprechaun, gold, and hat.
Complete a letter tracing worksheet.
Day 2 – Number Recognition & Counting
Recognize numbers 1–10.
Count shamrocks or coins and match to the correct number.
Complete a simple pattern page.
Day 3 – Fine Motor & Writing Practice
Complete a cut-and-paste sorting activity.
Finish a drawing prompt and a story starter.
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