Lucky Learning: Engaging St. Patrick’s Day Games & Activities for Elementary Classrooms
St. Patrick’s Day is the perfect time to bring a little magic into your classroom! 🌈🍀 Whether you want to reinforce math skills, encourage creative writing, or just have some festive fun, themed activities can help students stay engaged while learning.
I’ve gathered three no-prep St. Patrick’s Day activities that you can use with your students—plus, if you’re looking for ready-to-go printables, I have 20+ St. Patrick’s Day resources available for download in my TPT store.
1. Gold Coin Math Challenge (Grades K-3)
Who doesn’t love a little treasure hunt? This simple game builds number sense and problem-solving skills:
✅ Materials: Plastic gold coins (or paper cutouts), a marker, and a small pot or container.
✅ How to Play:
- Write math problems on one side of each coin (e.g., “5+4” or “10-3”).
- Hide them around the room.
- Students search for coins and solve the problems on the back.
- Bonus challenge: Have students trade coins and solve their classmates’ problems!
Modification Ideas:
🌟 For kindergarten: Use number recognition instead of equations (e.g., find the coin with a number and say it aloud).
🌟 For older students: Use multiplication or division facts instead of simple addition/subtraction.
2. Shamrock Story Starters (Grades 1-5)
Encourage creative writing with these fun prompts! Write them on the board or print them on shamrock cutouts:
✏️ “If I found a pot of gold, I would…”
✏️ “The leprechaun left a note that said…”
✏️ “I turned green overnight! Here’s what happened…”
Pair students up to brainstorm their stories, then have them illustrate their ideas.
3. Rainbow Science Experiment (Grades 2-5)
Turn St. Patrick’s Day into a hands-on STEM experience with this walking water experiment! 🌈
🔬 Materials:
- 6 clear cups
- Water
- Food coloring (red, yellow, and blue)
- Paper towels
🔍 How to Set It Up:
- Fill 3 cups with water, leaving the other 3 empty.
- Add a few drops of red, yellow, and blue food coloring to the water cups.
- Place the cups in a circle, alternating between filled and empty ones.
- Fold a paper towel into a strip and place one end in a full cup and the other in an empty cup.
- Watch as the colors "walk" and mix over time, creating a rainbow effect!
This experiment teaches capillary action and color mixing in a fun, festive way!
Want More St. Patrick’s Day Printables? 🍀
If you love these ideas but need ready-to-use worksheets, centers, and activities, I have a collection of 20+ St. Patrick’s Day printables in my TPT store. From task cards to writing papers, there's something for every elementary grade level!
Check them out here! 🎉

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