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Whether you are a classroom teacher or a P.E. or music teacher, it’s important to have some great brain breaks in your back pocket during St. Patrick’s Day activities. Keep reading to get the list of St. Patrick’s Day music and movement activities that will enhance and challenge your students during the month of March. Below are 5 Music Lesson Ideas to share with your students around St. Patrick’s Day! When teaching these lessons, my goal is to highlight and showcase a little bit of the music, dance and instruments of Ireland through engaging songs and movement activities! These St. Patrick’s Day music and movement activities are on the Sing Play Create Kids Music Channel! There’s a variety of Freeze Dance, Scarf, and Movement Songs to keep students engaged and actively learning throughout march. MARCH ST. PATRICK’S DAY MUSIC AND MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES St. Patrick’s Day Instrumental Music Background Tracks St. Patrick’s Day is a great day to incorporate fun gross motor games. As someone who is always searching for different ways to incorporate movement with different themes I’ve decided to put some of my favorites all in one place so they are easy to access and easy for others to find. This Irish folk song is always a hit—perfect for St. Patrick’s Day or any time of year! The Rattlin’ Bog is a lively cumulative song that keeps students engaged with its fun, repetitive structure. This resource makes teaching the song easy with ready-to-use slides, motion directions, and interactive activities. St. Patrick’s Day is the perfect time to bring energy, movement, and storytelling into your elementary music classroom! If you’re looking for interactive, engaging music lessons that will get students singing, moving, and making music , these two St. Patrick’s Day-themed lessons are exactly what you need. Here are some activities that are simple, yet active and kid-tested in my own classroom – my students love these St. Patrick’s Day activities. Well, let’s dive in! St. Patrick’s Day Dances. First, I love adding a dance activity to my Irish music lessons. First, I show a video demonstration of some Irish dancing to inspire the students. Have you been looking for some new and engaging music lessons and activities for St. Patrick’s Day this year? St. Patrick’s Day is one of my favorite holidays for music lessons because there are so many things we can learn about with our students. From Irish music, traditional instruments, and folk songs to all the leprechaun and shamrock Lively movement to traditional Irish folk music. This lesson is suitable for children from 2 1/2 – 7 years and should take around 35 mins, but many of the activities can be used again separately whenever you need a short musical activity at any other time for a bit of lively movement or at circle time. Counting Down to St. Patrick’s Day! Mark the days leading up to St. Patrick’s Day by placing a gold coin sticker on a countdown calendar! St Patrick’s Day Books to Read Aloud for Preschool. Reading St. Patrick’s Day-themed books aloud is a fun and festive way to introduce preschoolers to the magic of the holiday! What Do People Usually Do for St. Patrick’s Day? In St. Patrick’s Day Dublin 2025, it’ll be a feast of movement and music: Street performers and fire breathers, Floats swirling with mythical creatures, Children wrapped in tricolours, And the old songs echoing from alleyways like echoes from another realm. A bluetooth speaker and a fun St. Patrick’s day playlist. (To find songs that suit your age group, just do a simple google search for St. Patrick’s Day songs). Some songs on our list are: “Irish Lullaby” “I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover” “I’m a Little Leprechaun” “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” Directions: March St. Patrick's Day Music, Singing, Moving, Playing Activities and Lessons for Children St. Patrick’s Day is a great day to incorporate fun gross motor games. As someone who is always searching for different ways to incorporate movement with different themes I’ve decided to put some of my favorites all in one place so they are easy to access and easy for others to find. Saint Patrick’s Day Song, by The Kiboomers. This cute song tells the story of St. Patrick in a simple way for young kids. You could also use this song as a movement song by teaching the kids a very simple way to dance an Irish jig (especially during the “Dee Lai Dee Dai Dee” part). “Boom Chicka Boom St. Patrick’s Day” Song by The Learning Station is a popular song for kids. Boom Chicka Boom - St. Patrick’s Day is also a great camp song, St. Patrick’s Day Songs for Preschoolers. No matter what part of your day you have allocated for music, these songs are just what you need when planning for St. Patrick’s Day. Below are a variety of St. Patrick’s Day songs for preschoolers (and kindergartners!) who love to sing and dance. I’ve gathered many of them from YouTube. St. Patrick's Day Children's Songs and Brain Break Compilation Video is 25 minutes of singing and movement fun.You can use this video for a complete music an Check out this fun St. Patrick music brain break activity where students learn about traditional musical instruments from Ireland while playing a GAME!👉 TEA Hello! I'm sharing some fun St. Patrick's Day Steady Beat music and movement activities you can use in your elementary music classroom and in your preschool
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