Leprechauns

       We learned about the legend of the leprechaun.  He is a little shoemaker who makes shoes for the fairies.  You might find him by listening to the sound of his small hammer tapping as he makes his shoes.  If you find a leprechaun and catch him, he must give you his pot of gold.  It isn't very easy to catch one, though.  The leprechaun is a sly fellow, and he will trick you into looking away.  When you do, he will take his gold and escape.
      
     Where do you think the leprechaun hides his gold?  Well, the students had many bright ideas today.  We wrote a class book, Leprechaun, Leprechaun, Where is Your Gold?  Each student completed the frame, "It is _______."  


     Taryn wrote:  "It is on the bat's back."    
      Ava R. wrote:  "It is by the sun."
     Brandon R. wrote:  "It is under the ground.  Deep underground."


     Our class loves the class books that we write.  They love seeing their page in a book and enjoy reading the pages of the other students.  


     We are also writing our own books about fish.  The students could write an information book with facts about fish or they could write a fiction book.  They have to title their book, write the text and illustrate the pages.  When we first started writing books in our class, some of the students could not believe that they could actually be an author and illustrator of their own book.  Now when I give them a book with blank pages, the creativity takes over and I see many confident authors and illustrators.  (I love book writing!)

     


     These are two pages from Brandon R.'s book.  He choose to write an informational book.  To see enlarge pictures, double click on them.