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In Case You Missed It: Irish-American Resources for the Classroom

St. Patrick's Day Fun Facts [ [link removed] ]

*St. Patrick?s Day ? March 17
*Excited about everything Irish! Share our St. Patrick?s Day Fun Facts [ [link removed] ] with students containing cool Irish-related data. They will explore facts such as, over 118,000 foreign-born U.S. residents reported Ireland as their place of birth in 2021 and 42% of people of Irish ancestry 25 years and older have a bachelor?s degree or higher. Our accompanying teaching guide includes an awesome activity based on our fact sheet available for every grade level. For example, teachers can have students suggest an annual tradition their state can start for St. Patrick?s Day and write a letter persuading officials why it?s a good idea.



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Irish Sounding Places [ [link removed] ]

*Irish Sounding Places
*Did you know there are places called Lucky, WI (population 1,093) and Luck, LA (population 251)? Students can learn all about these and other Irish-sounding U.S. places by participating in our 5-Minute Warm-Up Challenge [ [link removed] ].



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Irish American Heritage [ [link removed] ]

*Where Irish Eyes Are Smiling in the United States
*Did you know Cook County, IL had the largest Irish county population (418,997) in 2022? Challenge students? knowledge and have them review our graph showing where Irish-Americans live and then complete our crossword puzzle [ [link removed] ] with the information they discover.



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Irish American Kahoot! Game [ [link removed] ]

*Shamrocks and Clovers: Celebrate Irish-American Heritage Month
*Irish heritage is strong in America: More than 31 million residents (1 out of 10) claimed Irish ancestry in 2022. Try your luck on all things Irish with this Kahoot! game [ [link removed] ] especially for Irish-American Heritage Month. Answers come from Census Bureau data.



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*Plan ahead.* Check out our State Facts for Students data tool [ [link removed] ] to observe National Pet Day (March 23). Use our Monthly Highlights [ [link removed] ] page to plan your month!






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