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By Teresa Bateman

Suggested Ages:

Early Elementary
Late Elementary

Themes:

Leprechauns
St. Patrick’s Day

Speech Sounds:

SH
CH
T
F
V
K
Z
L
L Blends
R (Pre-Vocalic)
R (Vocalic)
R Blends
S
S Blends

Adaptability:

Moderately

Narrative Type:

Complete Episode

Language Concepts:

Predicting
Inferencing
Figurative Language
Comparing/Contrasting
Describing
Vocabulary
Pronouns
Comprehension
Verb Tenses
Pragmatics
Sequencing

Fiona’s Luck is an original folktale about a greedy Leprechaun King who has taken all the good luck throughout Ireland and locked it away in a chest. Without luck, the people of Ireland have fallen into misfortune as chickens are unable to lay eggs, potatoes cannot grow, and cows cannot produce milk. Cunning Fiona has devised a plan to outsmart the Leprechaun King and get the good luck back for the people of Ireland.

This story has a Complete Episode structure with distinct Attempt/Reaction Cycles. You can adapt/simplify the text to fit the levels of various student needs

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I recommend using this book for:

  • Greed
  • Cleverness
  • St. Patrick’s Day

Students will need background on:

  • Leprechauns
  • Farming/Farms
  • Playing tricks/Tricking people

Vocabulary:

plentiful
arrive
cling
declare
distribute
rot
restore
clever
emerge
promise