Before we know it, March will be here and our little learners will be busy brainstorming creative ways for how to catch a leprechaun. While St. Patrick’s Day may not be a major school celebration, I enjoy infusing some leprechaun-inspired fun and other St. Patrick’s Day activities into my lesson plans. Instead of creating cumbersome leprechaun traps, I encourage students to devise their own written plans for trapping the tricky leprechaun. These engaging How to Catch a Leprechaun activities and craft for procedural writing add a touch of magic (and learning) to our St. Patrick’s Day festivities!

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How to Catch a Leprechaun Read Aloud

Before introducing our How to Catch a Leprechaun craft & writing activity, I read the book How to Catch a Leprechaun by Adam Wallace.

In this book, the narrator shares various imaginative traps and tricks to outsmart the wily leprechaun.

This story fully captures the students’ attention, as they anticipate whether the traps will succeed or if the leprechaun will manage to escape.

How to Catch a Leprechaun Procedural Writing Activity

After reading the story, the students are always eager to share their own creative ways to catch a leprechaun.

As a whole class, we record our ideas for trapping these clever creatures on our anchor chart.

I prep the ‘bones’ for this anchor ahead time, including the title, transition words, and cute leprechaun picture.

This whole class sample is extra helpful for reluctant writer’s who need that extra boost of guidance for getting started on their how-to writing piece.

There are three-step and four-step writing pages, which include the transition words “first, next, last” or “first, next, then, last.”

Once our whole class example is complete, I send the students off to complete their very own version of catching the tricky leprechaun.

As students finish their procedural writing piece, I stack the pages and staple them at the top.

How to Catch a Leprechaun Craft

After the flip booklets are complete, it is time to construct our How to Catch a Leprechaun craft.

Prior to this step, I like to have everything copied on construction paper or card stock.

You can also choose to have students simply color regular copy paper, if either of those options are not available to you.

The first step is to attach the writing pages to the body of the leprechaun.

After that, attach the face on top of the beard and then add the hat to the face.

Then, it is time to add the belt and buckle to the hat.

Next, we attach the head to the body.

Now, we attach the arms to the body. Then, attach the hands to the arms.

The final step includes adding the legs and boots. If you do not want your finished leprechaun craft to be as long, you can omit the legs and boots.

How to Catch a Leprechaun Bulletin Board 

Once the leprechaun crafts are complete, I like to hang them on our St. Patrick’s Day bulletin board display.

The students love to stop and flip through the steps, discovering the different ways their peers intend to catch the clever leprechaun.

You can also choose to have your students share their procedural writing pieces with a buddy or as a whole class, prior to hanging them on your St. Patrick’s Day bulletin board.

More March Activities

For more St. Patrick’s Day fun, check out these math & literacy St. Patrick’s Day activities!

Your students may also enjoy these fine motor morning tubs for March!

Another fun craft for March is this rainbow craft, which is great for practicing scissor cutting skills!

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