Hello, my name's Mrs. Casey.

What's your name? I'm really excited to be joining you for this history lesson today.

This unit's about traditional stories and what they tell us about the distant past.

Today, we're going to be looking at some stories about St.

Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.

Traditional stories are often passed down through the generations and told verbally to each other, friends and family.

This means that sometimes they can change a little bit and they develop and bits are added or removed over time.

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to retell some of the popular stories told about St.

Patrick.

Shall we get started? Here are some of the key words we're going to be using in our lesson.

Listen carefully while I read them to you.

Vision.

Missionary.

Shamrock.

Let's read them again and this time you can have a go at saying them.

Are you ready? Vision.

You have a go.

Well done.

Missionary.

Your turn.

Well done.

Shamrock.

Your turn.

Excellent, well done.

Listen out for these words in our lesson.

So today's lesson is "St.

Patrick, the shamrock and the snakes of Ireland." It's divided into three parts.

First, we're going to look at the story of St.

Patrick, then the story of the shamrock, and finally, the story of the snakes of Ireland.

I love listening to stories, do you? I can't wait to listen to these ones.

Are you ready? Let's go.

I wonder what happened to St.

Patrick once he returned to Britain.

After Patrick returned to his family in Britain, he grew into a wise and kindhearted man.

His adventures had changed him and the memories of Ireland lingered in his dreams. He worked hard to become a priest.

A priest is someone who works for the Church to carry out religious duties.

Let's have a check of what we've learned so far.

What did Patrick do when he returned to Britain? A, he became a priest.

B, he became a shepherd.

Or C, he became a raider.

Pause the video and have a think.

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A, A.

<v ->Well done, so, what did Patrick do</v> when he returned to Britain? Was it A, he became a priest? B, he became a shepherd.

Or C, he became a raider.

It was A, he became a priest.

Fantastic listening, everyone, well done.

Then, one night, something extraordinary happened.

Patrick had another vision.

When people have an imaginary experience, it's known as a vision.

In this vision, he saw the people of Ireland calling out to him, their voices echoing across the seas, asking him to come back and share with them the stories of God that had given him so much hope and strength.

Feeling a deep call in his heart, Patrick knew what he had to do.

He decided to return to Ireland, not as a captive this time, but as a missionary.

So, with a heart full of courage and spirit of adventure, Patrick sailed back across the sea to the land that had once been his prison.

When Patrick arrived in Ireland, he began travelling from village to village, talking to people about Christianity.

He had a special way of explaining things so everyone from the smallest child to the oldest grandparents could understand.

A missionary is someone who travels somewhere to convince people to join their religion.

Let's check what we've learned.

True or false.

St.

Patrick became a missionary.

Is this statement true or false? Have a think.

This statement's true, St.

Patrick became a missionary.

He travelled to Ireland to teach people about Christianity and tell them stories of God.

Let's justify our answer.

Did St.

Patrick travel to Ireland to tell people about Christianity? Did St.

Patrick travel to England to tell people about Christianity? It was A, St.

Patrick travelled to Ireland to tell people about Christianity.

Fantastic listening, everyone.

You've been doing so well with all the checks and your listening to the stories.

Now it's time for our first task.

Can you tell a partner why St.

Patrick travelled back to Ireland? Pause the video and have a go.

Excellent work, everyone.

Great discussions with your partner.

So, why did St.

Patrick travel back to Ireland? You may have said, "St.

Patrick had a vision that told him to travel back to Ireland to become a missionary." Well done, everyone.

That's the first section of our lesson complete.

Excellent work, everyone.

We've now completed our first part of our lesson.

Next, we're going to learn about the story of the shamrock.

The story of the shamrock.

At that time, there were very few Christians in Ireland.

The people in Ireland instead prayed to different gods, and they often prayed to these different gods for different things.

Even though Patrick was very good at explaining things, sometimes it was difficult for him to encourage the people to believe in the Christian God instead of the gods that they already knew.

One warm, sunny day, Patrick was speaking to some of the people of Ireland about God.

He was trying to explain to them that Christians believe in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as one God.

This is a really complicated idea and they were all confused by what Patrick said.

Patrick looked around him and suddenly he had a brilliant idea.

He knelt down on the soft ground, which was covered in shamrocks.

A shamrock is a clover plant with three leaves.

Can you see them in this picture? "Look at this plant," Patrick said as he held up a shamrock.

As he pointed to the shamrock's leaves, Patrick explained, "Just like the shamrock has three leaves, one, two, three, it is still one plant.

God is three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, but is still one God." The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

The people of Ireland were amazed by Patrick's teachings and the shamrock became a beloved symbol of Ireland reminding them of Patrick's lessons.

Fantastic listening, everybody.

Let's check what we've learned.

What did Patrick use the shamrock for? Was it A, to heal people? B, to cook a delicious, tasty meal.

Or C, to explain to people about God.

Was it A, B, or C? It was C, to explain about God.

The shamrock is now a symbol of Ireland.

Can you see what St.

Patrick is holding in this image? That's right, he's holding a shamrock, the symbol of Ireland that he used to teach people about God.

Well done, everyone.

Let's check what we've learned.

Which plant is a symbol of Ireland? Is it A, the shamrock, which is a green plant with three leaves? B, the rose, which is a flower, usually beautiful colours and often has thorns on the stem.

Or C, the thistle.

Here you can see the beautiful purple colour of the thistles.

Which plant is a symbol of Ireland? The shamrock, the rose, or the thistle? Have a little think.

It's the shamrock.

Well done, everyone.

You are doing so well.

It's time for Task B.

How did St.

Patrick use the shamrock? Can you draw, write, or say your ideas? Here are some words to help you.

Father, Son, Holy Spirit.

Pause the video and have a go at drawing, writing, or saying your ideas of how St.

Patrick used the shamrock.

Fantastic work, everyone.

Here is an example of what you might have included.

"St.

Patrick used the shamrock to explain about God.

The shamrock has three leaves but is one plant, and God has three persons but is still one God." And here we've got a diagram of a shamrock with the labels Holy Spirit, Father, and Son.

Maybe you could share your work with your partner.

Great work, everyone.

Now we're going to move on to our third and final part of today's lesson, the story of the snakes of Ireland.

Another popular story is how St.

Patrick sent all the snakes out of Ireland.

Can you see this picture? Where is he sending the snakes? That's right, into the sea.

One windy, wet day, Patrick was up in the hills when hundreds of snakes slithered out from under the rocks and surrounded him.

Legends say that Ireland was once home to many of these snakes which often slithered through the fields and the forests, frightening people.

But Patrick, with his deep faith in God, knew he would be protected and chased all the snakes away.

He walked through Ireland, leading the snakes out of the villages and the fields all the way to the coast where the waves were crashing over the rocks, and he sent all of the snakes into the sea.

From that day on, not a single snake was to be seen in Ireland.

Patrick had saved the people of Ireland from the snakes.

Amazing listening, everybody.

Well done.

What have we learned from the story of the snakes of Ireland? Where did all the snakes go in the story? A, the hills.

B, the sea.

Or C, the forest.

Pause the video and have a think.

That's right, it's B, the sea.

Patrick sent all the snakes into the sea with the waves crashing over them against the rocks.

Some historians don't think there were ever snakes in Ireland.

The snakes in the story might be a symbol for evil or old religions rather than real snakes.

Whether it's a true story or a tall tale, it shows how much the people of Ireland admired Patrick for making their land a safer place.

The story also has a deeper meaning.

Some people say that it probably never happened, but it represents how St.

Patrick drove the old religions out of Ireland and replaced them with Christianity.

Great work, everyone.

Let's check what we've learned.

Which of the following statements is true? A, the story of St.

Patrick and the snakes can be proved.

B, the story of St.

Patrick and the snakes might not be true, but we cannot be sure.

C, the story of St.

Patrick and the snakes is definitely untrue.

Pause the video and have a think.

It's B, the story of St.

Patrick and the snakes might not be true, but we can't be sure.

Great listening, everyone.

Now it's time for our third and final task.

Draw each part of the story of St.

Patrick and the snakes.

Here is a template to help you.

There are four sections.

St.

Patrick in the hills.

The snakes slithering out from the rocks.

The snakes sent into the sea.

And no snakes in Ireland.

Can you draw pictures to show each part of the story? Pause the video and have a go.

Wow, what fantastic pictures you've all been drawing.

Can you hold them up to show your partner? You might have drawn something like this.

Here is St.

Patrick in the hills.

Those snakes slithering out from under the rocks.

The snakes are being sent into the sea.

And no snakes in Ireland.

Can you see the symbol showing that there are no snakes? I have been amazed at how well you've been listening and learning about the stories of St.

Patrick.

Well done, everyone.

Great job.

Here is a summary of what we've learned.

Patrick had a vision which told him to return to Ireland, so he became a missionary to share Christianity with the people of Ireland.

One story about St.

Patrick is how he used the shamrock to explain some important things about Christianity.

The shamrock has since become one of the symbols of Ireland.

Another story about St.

Patrick was that he banished all of the snakes from Ireland.

Some people think this represents how he drove the old religions out of Ireland and replaced them with Christianity.

Well done, everyone.

What a fantastic lesson on the stories of St.

Patrick, bye.