While searching for math Web offerings, I found some nice St. Patrick's Day-inspired worksheet options at Math-Drills.com. Addition practice sheets are available:
After completing the worksheet, students could be asked to circle problems (in green, of course!) where they did not regroup, or have even-numbered sums, or another rule that they provide. Money math addition problems are available, as well:
I like that you are given room to show your work on this particular worksheet. Especially when a skill is relatively new, encouraging pencil and paper method allows students to see their error pattern when wrong, and it aids them when explaining how they arrived at their answer in post-worksheet reflection activities. The students would also enjoy getting their own "leprechaun's gold" or "good luck clover coins" and creating word problems about how much money (could use mixed operations to do this) their leprechauns have to share. Coins could be earned by students for accurate work, getting work in on time or whatever classroom skills need to be reinforced. They could then be redeemed for pencils and erasers -- 2 school supplies that always seem in short supply by springtime!
If multiplication facts is becoming a snooze for your classroom, sprinkle some gold on them (also from Math-Drills.com):
If a particular multiplication table (i.e. 7x, 8x) is proving troublesome, have students create their own St. Patrick's Day flashcards for those problems using Google Drive. To make the cards more festive, consider using copyright-free images from CC (Creative Commons) Search (keyword "clover" gives pretty good results). These activities are sure to put some spring into your math drill and skill time.
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