12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL March 16, 2016
© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 14
We found a leprechaun to
answer questions about these mysterious little
people! He wouldn’t really show himself to us.
Mostly what we saw during the interview were
his lips, oversized sunglasses and his hat.
Each leprechaun below has a
twin. Draw a line between each
twin but remember: Leprechauns
can be VERY tricky! Look
closely.
A: Wee folk are we. Three feet tall
at most.
How many
Can you read
shamrocks
inches of the
can you find
newspaper
on this page?
columns that
are equal to 3 feet?
A: We make shoes for the fairies.
Silly fairies wear out their shoes
quickly because they dance all
night. We are always busy making
new shoes for them. They pay us
with gold. Lots of gold!
Standards Link: Measurement: Use standard measurement.
Reading Comprehension: Read grade-level appropriate materials.
A: It isn’t easy. If you should see a
leprechaun, get as close as you can
without him seeing you.
Quickly take him in your
grasp and don’t take your
eyes off of him. Then ask
where his pot of gold is
hidden.
Follow the
path to the
leprechaun’s
pot of gold.
He will try to talk you
into looking away. If you do look
the other way, he will be gone
when you look back.
Standards Link: Spelling: Spell grade
appropriate words correctly in context.
Leprechaun’s shoe shelf has toppled.
Can you match the pairs of fairy shoes?
Standards Link: Investigation: Find similarities and differences in
common objects; identify matching attributes.
A: We play tricks on people who don’t believe in us. We especially
like to bother teachers who try to tell children that we don’t exist.
Look through the
newspaper for words
and pictures of things
that can be green.
List them here.
One fine morning, I went for a walk in the woods. I tripped on a
__________. When I looked down, I saw a ____________ little
noun
adjective
_______________ with a green __________________.
noun
noun
“________________,” he said. “My name is _______________.
noun
greeting
I’m a leprechaun. If you want my ___________ of __________,
noun
noun
you’ll have to ____________ me first!”
verb
I tried to __________ him, but he was too ___________ for me.
verb
adjective
He just laughed and called out to me, “____________________
adjective
St. Patrick’s Day!”
Standards Link: Grammar: Identify and use nouns, verbs and adjectives in writing.
Bonus Challenge:
Can you list them in
ABC order?
Standards Link: Spelling: Put
words in alphabetical order.
Standards Link: Research: Find similarities
and differences in common objects.
Which leprechaun comes next in each row? Circle it.
Standards Link: Writing Applications: Relate ideas of an experience.
LEPRECHAUN Find the words in the puzzle,
then in this week’s Kid Scoop
LAUGHED
stories and activities.
LOOKING
L E P G R E E N S D
LIPS
O A O R N R O N H E
GOLD
K L T Q P I O T O H
PAY
SHOE
D P S A R G K Z E G
DANCE
D N W E S D O O W U
GREEN
A O E J Y V X S O A
GRASP
N U A H C E R P E L
WOODS
C H S M U K G I A B
EYES
EASY
E I Y Y A S K L S Y
GONE
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
ASK
Katie had the gift of gab,
which sometimes got her
in trouble for talking too
much during school.
Try to use the phrase gift of
gab in a sentence today when
talking with your friends and
family members.
Rainbow
Feelings
Abbreviations
St. is an abbreviation for Saint. Clip six
examples of abbreviations from the
newspaper. Write the whole word for each
abbreviation.
ANSWER: A pot of chili at the end of the rainbow.
Standards Link: Word Analysis: Recognize common
abbreviations.
GIFT OF GAB
If someone has the “gift
of gab,” it means the person
is a good talker. The word
gab comes from gob, the
Irish word for mouth.
Do different colors
make you feel different?
Describe how one or more
colors make you feel.
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