Pot of Gold Letter Sounds Sort – St Patricks Day Kindergarten Phonics Activity

Looking for a fun st patrick’s day kindergarten activity for March? Kids will have fun learning their ABCs and the sounds they make with st patricks day phonics. This beginning sounds st patricks day activity allows students to practice matching intial sounds of words with the correct upper and lowercase letters. Simply print st patricks day printables pdf file to play and learn with educational activities kids will actually love!

st patricks day phonics

Get ready to sprinkle some St. Patrick’s Day magic into your classroom this March!

Our St. Patrick’s Day phonics activity is a fantastic way for kids to learn their ABCs while having a blast! This fun beginning sounds activity helps students practice matching initial sounds of words with the correct upper and lowercase letters. J

Simply print the St. Patrick’s Day printables PDF, and you’ll have everything you need for hours of educational fun. These engaging activities not only help build essential literacy skills but also foster a love for learning through play. Research shows that incorporating themed activities can significantly enhance engagement and retention in young learners.

Your little learners will be so excited to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day while mastering their phonics! Plus, it’s a great way to get students involved in the holiday spirit, making learning even more special.

Plus don’t miss all our free alphabet printables and st patrick’s day activities for kids including grow a rainbow saint patrick’s day science experiment.

St Patricks Day Activity

Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> _____ <<. The st patrick’s day literacy pdf file will open in a new window for you to save the freebie and print the template.

St patrick’s day kindergarten

Print that pages with the pots of gold and gold coins in color. I suggest printing on cardstock or laminating for durability for repeated practice all month. You can print just a couple pages at a time to work on the specific letter of the week you are focusing on in your phonics curriculum, several letters at a time, or to make it more challenging ahve students sort through all the gold doubloons all at the same time!

kindergarten st patrick’s day activities

Now cut out the alphabet pots of gold and the gold coins with pictures of items that start with the same letter and begininning sound.

kindergarten st patrick’s day activities

Children will look for the featured letter on the Leprechaun’s pot of gold. Next they will look for the lowercase letter that matches with the featured upper case letter.  Finally, students will say the name of the pictured items on the gold coins and put the coins with that start with the same beginning sounds “in” the pot. There are 4 coins with pictures and 1 coin with a lower case letter for each capital letter.

st patricks day activities for kindergarten

Depending on the age of your students, you will set out just a couple of pots at a time or all of them for grade 1 reviewing phonics. If your preschool students are just learning their letters you can do this activity by simply matching the upper and lowercase letters if you prefer.

For an extension activity you can put the letters (from the pots of gold  or coins) in alphabetical order from A to Z.