Today is a day when people sport green clothing, cook corned beef and cabbage and think shamrocks. I remember when I was in grammar school if someone did not wear green on St. Patricks Day they would get punched. Wow!! just for not wearing green, I also remember a girl with Polish ancestry proudly dispalying her heritage by wearing red and white.
Why do Americans celebrate St. Patricks Day? Do we even know why we wear green, eat cabbage and corned beer or know what the shamrock is? Matter of fact do we even know who St. Patrick was or why he is considered a Saint?
While this is a great day for homeschoolers to relax a little and do some fun worksheets geared around this day it can also be a time for some history and conduct some research.
I have been working with Brandon (soon to be my high schooler) on the importance of researching a topic. We have discussed utilizing various sources for information at one time instead of just one. Accreditaed resources are important, but can your student tell which of the sites below would be considered accreditaed and why? What other issues about the information or sites can they find?
History of St. Patricks Day
Who Was St. Patrick?
St. Patricks Day
Who Was St. Patrick?
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