11 no-prep Crossword Puzzles for Holidays – Saint Patricks Day.
Suitable for all classes and students of almost any age. Celebrate March 17.
Our Saint Patrick’s Day keywords include all the typical fun Irish terms, plus a few others covering the story behind St Patrick himself if you want to talk about that a bit in class. Hopefully there are a few you might not have thought of: Craic, Shamrock, Snakes, Blarney, Leprechaun, Holy Trinity, Clover. Have fun!
For a bit of St. Patrick’s Day background, try Wikipedia or Britannica.
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Crossword Puzzles are a fun, quick formative assessment tool, which helps monitor progress of what the student has learnt and can recall from the unit content and glossary terms. (Bloom: Knowledge, Recall)
With the variety and multiple versions of the puzzles included, there is great opportunity for individual, group work, collaborative learning, while addressing a diverse range of students and depth of knowledge.
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St. Patrick’s Day Crossword Puzzle features:
- Zero Prep – Print and go!
- Printer friendly resource – B&W or Color – Low ink use.
- Multiple versions for individual work – reduce cheating.
- Various levels of difficulty across puzzle types.
- Typically 25+ keywords and clues in each topic.
- Solutions provided for all puzzles.
- Zip download includes resources in PDF format.
St. Patrick’s Day Crossword Puzzle types:
- Standard Crossword Puzzle – No help. (x5 versions)
- Standard Crossword Puzzle – First Letter help.
- Anagram Crossword Puzzle.
- Communicative Crossword Puzzle. (1×1 or Group Work)
- Clueless Crossword – Solve the Coded Message.
- No Peeky Crossword – Anagram Clues – First Letter help.
- No Peeky No Help Crossword – No Grid or Length Help – Super hard.
St. Patrick’s Day Keyword Terms include:
- Limerick
- Emerald
- Blarney
- Craic
- Four
- Ireland
- Saint
- Clover
- Leprechaun
- Holy Trinity
- and 15 more…
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Suggested uses and sequence for RBS resources:
- AlphaBoxes: Pre-test students knowledge of subject and terms.
- BINGO: Introduce keywords at the beginning of a topic. Invite discussion.
- Word Puzzles – Find-A-Word: Reinforce keyword recognition.
- Definitions Builder: Students research and build out their own Glossary.
- Word Match: Assess comprehension and understanding of term / definitions.
- Crosswords: Revise and assess keywords and definitions at the end of a topic.
- Ideal for diverse classrooms. Can be used across multiple years.
- Multiple versions of Word Puzzles and Crosswords provided.
- Opportunities for individual, group work, and collaborative learning.
- Perfect for “casual” or stand-in teacher emergency lessons.
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