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Top of the morning to you, and welcome to Leprechaun Land! Here young readers will discover the legends behind the legend of Ireland’s famous little people. Leprechauns are tricky fellows whose tales fascinate anyone delighting in fairy tales, legends or folklore. Learn how leprechauns fill that pot of gold at a rainbow’s end. Along the learning journey your student will crossover between fact and fiction as a lesson in profit, loss, and careful financial planning unfolds in the Fairy Shoe Factory. Running a lucrative business keeps these wee cobblers on their toes wile honing their math skills. There’s magic in the air around St. Patrick’s Day, and Ireland’s leprechauns are eager to host you on a visit!
In this issue students will:
- read narrative text about legends
- understand folklore and tradition
- calculate money sums counting “Lepre-coins”
- learn the story behind a cultural celebration
- use the newspaper to locate numbers in particular categories
- look carefully for similarities and differences in fairy shoes
- sort numbers from least to greatest
- write creatively about your adventure with a four-leaf clover
6 page PDF
