Free St. Patrick's Day Printables for Preschool (21 Pages)
21 free St. Patrick's Day worksheets for preschool: coloring, tracing, cutting and counting pages with shamrocks, a leprechaun and a pot of gold. Get PDF.
A little green for March: a leprechaun who cannot find his gold, shamrocks to count, a rainbow to trace to its end. Every page of the pack is shown below, and the whole thing comes as one free PDF by email.
Free printable pack · 21 pages · Ages 3 to 5
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Looking for St. Patrick's Day printables? This free 21-page St. Patrick's Day pack covers coloring pages, tracing lines, search and count, pattern completion, cutting practice and more, for children ages 3 to 5.
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What's inside the St. Patrick's Day pack
Activity
Pages
Skills practised
Coloring pages
3
Fine motor control, colour names
Tracing lines
1
Pencil control, pre-writing
Search and count
2
Counting, visual scanning, focus
Pattern completion
1
Sequencing, logical thinking
Cutting practice
2
Scissor skills, hand strength
Count and trace
1
Number writing, one-to-one counting
Dot marker page
1
Hand-eye coordination
Shadow matching
1
Visual discrimination
Letter tracing
6
Letter shapes, letter sounds
Word tracing
1
Letter sequence, first words
Alphabet overview
2
Letter recognition
21 printable pages, 11 activity types, one set of St. Patrick's Day characters throughout. Every page prints on US Letter with nothing but crayons, a pencil and, for two pages, safety scissors.
St. Patrick's Day coloring pages
Color the rainbow. A single rainbow with large, simple areas to fill. Coloring builds the hand strength your child needs for writing, and naming the colours as they go builds vocabulary.Color the pot of gold. A single pot of gold with large, simple areas to fill. Coloring builds the hand strength your child needs for writing, and naming the colours as they go builds vocabulary.Color the picture. A full scene to colour, with plenty of small details for children who are ready for more. Shamrocks, a rainbow and a pot of gold.
St. Patrick's Day tracing lines
Trace the dotted lines. Start at the dot. Horizontal, vertical and diagonal dotted lines, each with a start dot and a small story: the leprechaun runs to his gold, the rainbow ends at the pot of gold, the coin goes into the hat, three leaves, then four and the harp plays in the castle. Start with the horizontal lines at the top, then the vertical ones.
How many shamrocks can you find? (Ages 3-4) Find 3 shamrocks hidden in the scene, circle each one, then colour the row underneath and trace the number 3. A calm, absorbing quiet-time activity.How many gold coins can you find? (Ages 4-5) Find 12 gold coins hidden in the scene, circle each one, then colour the row underneath and trace the number 12. The harder version has more to find and a bigger number to write.
Complete the pattern. 6 rows of patterns that get harder as you go down: simple AB patterns first, then ABC and AAB. Your child circles what comes next from two choices. Items on this page: shamrock, gold coin, leprechaun hat, horseshoe, rainbow and pot of gold.
Cutting practice Snip lines for beginners at the top, then two bookmarks (leprechaun and shamrock) and a fold-out card with rainbow with cloud and pot of gold to colour and cut out. Something to keep at the end keeps motivation high.Cutting practice. Two wavy lines to cut along, then six shapes, circles, a triangle, a rectangle and a heart, each holding a St. Patrick's Day picture (shamrock, pot of gold, leprechaun hat and horseshoe and more). Cut them out and glue them onto paper to make a scene.
Count and trace. Six boxes: count the pot of gold, leprechaun hat and shamrock and others, then trace the number. Numbers on this page: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9. Two-digit numbers are traced at full size.
Dab the dots to fill the shamrock. A big shamrock filled with dauber-sized circles for a dot marker, bingo dabber or a fingertip of paint, then the word SHAMROCK to trace underneath.
Match each picture to its shadow. 5 pictures along the bottom (pot of gold, four leaf clover, shamrock, horseshoe and gold coin) and their shadows shuffled along the top. Your child draws a line from each picture to its shadow. Visual discrimination, the skill behind telling b from d.
Trace the letter S. The letter S, big and small, in tracing rows, then the letter inside real St. Patrick's Day words: shamrock. Letters come from the pack's own pictures, so each one means something.Trace the letter G. The letter G, big and small, in tracing rows, then the letter inside real St. Patrick's Day words: gold. Letters come from the pack's own pictures, so each one means something.Trace the letter H. The letter H, big and small, in tracing rows, then the letter inside real St. Patrick's Day words: horseshoe, harp and hat. Letters come from the pack's own pictures, so each one means something.Trace the letter C. The letter C, big and small, in tracing rows, then the letter inside real St. Patrick's Day words: castle and clover. Letters come from the pack's own pictures, so each one means something.Trace the letter R. The letter R, big and small, in tracing rows, then the letter inside real St. Patrick's Day words: rainbow. Letters come from the pack's own pictures, so each one means something.Trace the letter L. The letter L, big and small, in tracing rows, then the letter inside real St. Patrick's Day words: leprechaun. Letters come from the pack's own pictures, so each one means something.
Trace the words. Four short St. Patrick's Day words in dotted capitals, GOLD, HARP, HAT and RAINBOW, each with its picture and an empty line to write it once more.
All the letters, A to M. Every letter from A to M, big and small, once each, on a three-line guide. A reference page rather than a drill.All the letters, N to Z. Every letter from N to Z, big and small, once each, on a three-line guide. A reference page rather than a drill.
A shamrock has three leaves. A four-leaf clover is rare and lucky.
The harp is the national symbol of Ireland.
Green became the colour of the day only about two hundred years ago.
Talking during the worksheet builds vocabulary and keeps a preschooler at the table longer. Ask which picture on the page is their favourite and why.
Skills your child will practise
Fine motor control, colour names
Pencil control, pre-writing
Counting, visual scanning, focus
Sequencing, logical thinking
Scissor skills, hand strength
Number writing, one-to-one counting
Hand-eye coordination
Visual discrimination
Letter shapes, letter sounds
Letter sequence, first words
Letter recognition
These are the skills children build in the years before kindergarten, each at their own pace. Curious where your child is right now? Our free five-minute check shows their current level in each area, the ones to focus on, and specific activities to help.
How to use these St. Patrick's Day printables
Daily practice. One or two pages a day, rotating activity types so it stays fresh.
A themed week. Pair the pack with St. Patrick's Day picture books from the library and one hands-on activity.
Quiet time. Coloring and dot marker pages work on their own once your child knows the routine.
Travel. A few pages and a pencil are all a car ride needs.
