St. Patrick’s Day ELA Activities
These St. Patrick’s Day worksheets combine reading and writing practice with fun, holiday-themed activities. Students will work on rhyming, letter sounds, alphabetical order, sentence structure, and reading comprehension while engaging with festive content. Activities include tracing, sorting, and creative writing exercises that encourage both literacy skills and imagination.
Students will also explore storytelling, problem-solving, and sentence-building with activities like “Who Took the Gold?” and “If I Chased a Rainbow…”. Whether they’re unscrambling sentences, matching compound words, or sequencing a leprechaun’s day, these printable worksheets provide a simple way to reinforce key skills with a seasonal twist.
St. Patrick's Day Printables
Circle the picture that fits with the sentence.
Students read the story and sort the words in bold into the correct categories below.
Ready, set, cut! Students carefully cut out the words in the dotted boxes and paste them in the green boxes in alphabetical order.
Choosing from the sound bank, students fill in the missing blends to complete each word.
Students match a word coin on the left with one on the right to form a compound word.
Students write 4-5 sentences about their adventure as they chase an imaginary rainbow to see where it leads!
Students read the story and sort the words in bold into the correct categories.
Students say the name of each St. Patrick’s Day picture. They write the first letter of the word in the box next to it.
Students look at each picture on the right, and say the word out loud. They draw a line to the picture that rhymes with it.
Oh no! These sentences are all mixed up! Students rearrange them in the proper order to form a complete sentence.
Students read the story and answer the questions.
Students have fun practicing your handwriting and spelling by tracing these St. Patrick’s Day words!
Students think about what they will wear or would like to wear for St. Patrick’s day. They write 3-5 sentences describing their outfit.
Students use context clues and critical thinking in this exercise! Students read the story carefully, and then answer the questions.
Tips for Using the St. Patrick’s Day Printable Worksheets
- Incorporate Hands-On Learning – Many of these worksheets involve interactive elements such as cutting, sorting, and matching. For the alphabet sorting activity, provide students with scissors and glue to practice fine motor skills while organizing words in order.
- Encourage Verbal Practice – Before completing the rhyming words worksheet, have students say each word aloud to reinforce phonemic awareness. Pairing spoken practice with written tasks helps strengthen early literacy skills.
- Use Context Clues for Comprehension – The "Who Took the Gold?" and "The Leprechaun’s Lost Shoe" reading activities encourage students to analyze clues and answer comprehension questions. Guide students to highlight key details in the text before responding.
- Make Writing More Engaging – For the creative writing prompts, such as "If I Chased a Rainbow," encourage brainstorming before writing. Have students draw a quick sketch of their ideas to help organize their thoughts before forming complete sentences.
- Reinforce Sentence Structure – The sentence scramble worksheets help students recognize proper sentence formation. To add an extra challenge, ask them to rewrite the sentences using different word choices or expand them with adjectives.
- Connect to a Group Activity – The compound word matching worksheet can be turned into a partner or small-group activity. Have students take turns matching word pairs and discussing their meanings to encourage collaborative learning.