How to Catch a Leprechaun
In this fun story, St. Patrick's Day is near and the leprechaun is causing mischief all around town. The children work together to build and set traps in their homes to catch him! Follow the leprechaun from house to house to see what kind of trouble he makes! Do you think the children will catch the leprechaun?
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story grammar
Main Character: the leprechaun
Setting: in children’s homes at night near St. Patrick’s Day
Initiating Event: the leprechaun played pranks on the children so the children set out traps to try to catch him
Feelings: confident
Plan: the leprechaun planned to play pranks in the children’s homes and ran fast to avoid the traps
Action: the leprechaun played pranks and dodged the traps
Consequence: the children did not catch the leprechaun and he left a mess in their houses
Ending: the children started planning their traps for next year and the leprechaun wished them luck
summary (SWBST)
Somebody: the leprechaun
Wanted: to play pranks on the children
But: they set traps in their homes to try to catch him
So: the leprechaun moved quickly to dodge the traps
Then: the night came to an end and the leprechaun went home safe and sound
Plural Nouns
streets, laces, gold coins, leprechauns, shoes, nuts, toes
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Vocabulary
doubt, jig, bait, dandelions, iron, fancy, twinkle toes, engineer, design, stroll, brilliant, impossible