Montessori-Inspired St. Patrick’s Day Activities

Written on March 14, 2011 by in Activity of the Week
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Counting Shamrocks Activity (Photo from Counting Coconuts)
Counting Shamrocks Activity (Photo from Counting Coconuts)

Here are some great Montessori-inspired St. Patrick’s Day Activities from Counting Coconuts. The photo is of a St. Patrick’s Day 1-5 counting activity. Any type of number cards and identical St. Patrick’s Day objects could be used.

For an older child, you could use the numerals 1-10 and 55 shamrocks (or any St. Patrick’s Day object). You could have your child lay out the numerals in order and count out the St. Patrick’s Day objects in rows of two, placing a left-over object in the center below the bottom row. That way, your child can learn odd and even. Here are directions for presenting cards and counters from Info Montessori.

Here are some other Montessori-inspired St. Patrick’s activities for preschoolers, some related to shamrocks and the color green and others to rainbows

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in the Montessori Classroom, Cooking a St. Patrick’s Day Feast in the Montessori Classroom, and Montessori Cultural Celebrations – St. Patrick’s Day, March 17 from North American Montessori Center.

Spring/Summer 1999 AMC Newsletter Page from American Montessori Consulting

Water Transfer and Color Mixing from Chasing Cheerios

Spooning Colored Rice, Rainbow with Colored Chips, Shamrock Water Transfer, and Hearty Shamrocks from My Montessori Journey

March Activities (with a rainbow theme) from Olives and Pickles

Homemade Montessori Color Tablet Game from Pink and Green Mama

Be sure to check out our Living Montessori Now Community for lots of links to St. Patrick’s Day resources! Although they aren’t necessarily Montessori-oriented activities, many can be placed on trays to create Montessori-oriented activities. In our community, there are St. Patrick’s Day activities and videos for all ages.

Have fun with St. Patrick’s Day activities!

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27 Responses to Montessori-Inspired St. Patrick’s Day Activities
  1. Melissa
    March 14, 2011 | 7:17 am

    Great list of ideas! I have known about your blog peripherally for awhile now, as I am a fellow NPN volunteer, but I’m embarrassed to say that I had never really checked it out till now. I see that you live in Colorado Springs and your training is from Montessori St. Nicholas. What a small world! I am from the Colorado Springs area, and taught at Giving Tree for a few years (as well as at a certain pseudo Montessori that shall not be named), and my training is from MCI :) I’m glad I finally stopped in to check out your blog – I’ll be back!
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  2. Jessie
    March 14, 2011 | 12:28 pm

    So cute!
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  3. Jackie Lee
    March 14, 2011 | 3:19 pm

    Fun idea. I’ve been looking for more ways to integrate some math and counting. I bet she’d love this. Where did you get those great little shamrocks?
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    • Deb
      March 17, 2011 | 4:04 pm

      Thanks for your comment, Jackie! I found it in the wrong folder – sorry I couldn’t answer your question sooner. Mari-Ann from Counting Coconuts said she found the shamrocks at the dollar store (her post was from last year, though). Hobby stores are often good places to find little holiday items like that, too. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! :)
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  4. Counting Coconuts
    March 14, 2011 | 4:11 pm

    Thanks so much for sharing my link! These activities were created in my pre-training days, so the counters aren’t set up properly. :)
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    • Deb
      March 14, 2011 | 8:11 pm

      You’re welcome, Mari-Ann! Thanks for the awesome activities you always share! Actually, I think when it’s just used for the symbol and quantity 1-5, the activity can work either way. It might be simpler for very young children to just put the counters in a column under the numeral and then learn the rows of 2 when they’re ready for 1-10. I love that it’s such a versatile activity! :)
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  5. Patty
    March 14, 2011 | 8:15 pm

    Thanks Deb for linking to my March Activities : )
    You are so sweet!Have a wonderful day and thanks for sharing all these links with us.

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  6. Katie
    March 14, 2011 | 10:54 pm

    Oh how fun! And great ideas! Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Heather
    March 14, 2011 | 11:24 pm

    What a great list of links! I had bookmarked a St. Patty’s sensory tub idea only to come back this year and find the blog gone. :(

    I’ll be doing one or two of these this week!
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  8. Nadya
    March 16, 2011 | 12:39 am

    Thanks for all the wonderful links Deb. We don’t really celebrate St Patrick’s day in South Africa, but the activities will remain relevant all the same. I am sure one could tweek them a little to apply to easter, maybe?

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    • Deb
      March 17, 2011 | 4:08 pm

      Thanks for your comment, Nadya! I’m sure many of the activities could be tweaked for Easter – and many of the rainbow activities are relevant during any seasons with rain and rainbows! Actually, many of the color activities are appropriate year round!
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  9. Nadya
    March 16, 2011 | 12:44 am

    Had a quick look and I have to say that the water colour transfer promises to be great fun. And of course a mess too, wouldn’t be fun otherwise I suppose.
    Thanks again!
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    • Deb
      March 17, 2011 | 4:22 pm

      That is always a very popular activity! Fortunately, I never really had a problem with the mess because I demonstrated how to clean up and put away the activity. :)
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      • Nadya Booyse
        March 17, 2011 | 11:37 pm

        oh yes! Children need to learn to clean and tidy their own. But being 2, she gets a little sidetracked. We taught her to put her clothes in the basket, and tidy the bath before she can be taken out, but the rest is still touch and go, sometimes we get her to do it, sometimes the distractions are just more interesting.

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        • Deb
          March 18, 2011 | 6:15 am

          That’s so true! Children that young definitely need extra demonstrations of how to put things away – as well as time and maturity to be able to follow through consistently. It sounds like you’re doing an awesome job with your daughter! :)
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  10. Ashley Pichea
    March 16, 2011 | 6:00 am

    Love the activities! Thanks for sharing… I’ll have to try some of these out with my kids tomorrow!

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  11. Michelle Breum
    March 16, 2011 | 12:15 pm

    Nice! There will be lots of kids having fun tomorrow thanks to your great ideas!
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    • Deb
      March 17, 2011 | 6:49 pm

      Thanks, Michelle! I had so much fun finding these online – so it would be great if lots of families are able to find some activities that add to their celebration! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! :)
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  13. Jeneva
    March 17, 2011 | 10:11 pm

    I love this oh so simple idea. I will put it to good use for Easter and other such holidays!
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