About this St. Patrick’s Day puzzle
St. Patrick’s Day falls on March 17. This word search covers the symbols everyone knows (SHAMROCK, LEPRECHAUN, POT OF GOLD, RAINBOW) and some Irish culture and places (CELTIC, HARP, FIDDLE, DUBLIN, BLARNEY STONE).
- Easy: 10 short words, across and down.
- Medium: up to 16 words, with diagonals.
- Hard: 25 words in every direction.
Ideas
- Leprechaun hunt: hide printed puzzles around the room and let students “catch” one each.
- Geography link: find Dublin and the Blarney Stone (near Cork) on a map of Ireland after solving.
- Lucky race: the first student to find every word picks the class’s next activity.
More spring puzzles: spring word search and Easter word search.