Learning about Ireland {Unit Study Resources}
Learning about Ireland in your homeschool is a great way to include history, geography, culture, and hands-on crafts while enjoying great books. You’ll find the Ireland unit study resources that you need right here!
Our family heritage is Irish, so I want my daughters to know where our ancestors came from and to take pride in those family stories. One way to do this is to learn about Ireland itself as part of our geography studies in our homeschool.
Learning about Ireland
We’re using Amanda Bennett’s Expedition Ireland Download N Go unit study as our starting point. It has a week’s worth of lessons plus lapbook components. Since my girls enjoy lapbooking, this is a perfect project for us. One of the things I like about it is you can pick and choose which elements you want to cover or skip if your time is limited. Everything is planned out for us so there is little prep time involved. Very handy! The lessons are flexible for different age ranges and you can really stretch it out to take longer than a week if you’d like.
Need resources for your younger learners? Be sure to check out these Ireland preschool activities.
I’ve never had much desire to travel the world. I’m too much of an introvert to enjoy the idea of going to lots of different places crowded with lots of people. I need my down time at home. However, I would definitely make an exception in order to see Ireland. It’s on my bucket list. I don’t know that it will ever happen, but I’d love to go to that place that feels like home away from home in my heart.
My girls and I have inherited the penchant for story-telling that runs rich in Irish history. It would be fun to kiss the Blarney Stone, though I’m not convinced it imparts eloquence. I did think it was very interesting to learn that it actually has Biblical connections amongst its lore.
I’d also love to see Trinity College and the Book of Kells. It has such a rich Christian history, which reminds us of the real reason to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
Ireland Unit Study Resources
In addition to Expedition Ireland, we’ve used (or will be using) the following resources:
Books
St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning
Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland
Magic Tree House #43: Leprechaun in Late Winter
Need more books? Find them here: 32 St. Patrick’s Day Books for Kids
DVDs
Ireland Celtic Myths & Splendors
Crafts
Need more craft ideas? You’ll find them here: 21 St. Patrick’s Day Crafts for Kids
Irish Culture, Food and Heritage
Cooking Traditional Irish Foods
Irish American Journey {the story of immigration and the Great Potato Famine}
St. Patrick’s Day Specific Info
The “Official” St. Patrick’s Day Website
Travel
Do you incorporate anything into your studies for St. Patrick’s Day? Have you ever traveled to Ireland? I’d love to hear your stories and ideas!
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What a wonderful unit! I’m definitely pinning this for later use. Thank you!
Thank you. We’ve had fun studying Ireland. Hope you enjoy it, too. So glad you stopped by!
This is a great list. I’m glad I found you at Hearts of Home Blog Hop. I’m including your post on my “St. Patrick’s Day Online Unit Study” Pinterest board so other homeschoolers can use it to extend their learning.
Thanks so much! Glad you stopped by. Your post is featured in this week’s hop. 🙂
How did you come about making the Biblical connections?