Learning and Support

During their EAL/D sessions this term, Isabella, Grace, Mansirat and Tayeb have been reading a text about leprechauns and were given a writing task that required them to describe a leprechaun that they stumble upon while going about an everyday task. The girls approached the task with enthusiasm and would like to share their writing with you.

Last weekend when I was picking flowers in a field, I heard a soft tapping noise. When I looked it was a small leprechaun. He was wearing black shoes with gold buckles. He was wearing a green jacket and green pants. He had a pointy black hat. He had a ginger beard, rosy cheeks and curly hair. He saw me and looked up at me. He said, “What are you doing here?” He looked cross and said, “Go away!” “No,” I said. “Take me to your pot of gold.”

By Grace

After school, when I was walking home through the long grass, I heard something tapping. “Tap, tap, tap.” It was coming from behind a small, green bush. When I looked behind the bush, I saw a little leprechaun. I was surprised because I thought leprechauns weren’t real. He was wearing a light green suit and a shiny, black top hat. His shoes were black and pointy. He had a friendly smile and rosy cheeks with white, shiny teeth and a long ginger beard.

When I peeked behind the bush, the leprechaun looked up and stopped sewing. He grinned at me and said that my parents were going on a trip and that I needed to go home. I didn’t believe him and said, “Take me to your pot of gold right now!”

By Isabella

Yesterday, when I was walking home, I heard a gentle tapping coming from behind a bush. I was shocked to see a tiny leprechaun. He was wearing a green suit with golden buttons. On his head, he had a green top hat with a golden buckle. He had dark green shoes that had pointed toes. His belt was black and the buckle was golden. He had rosy cheeks and he had a grin on his face. He had a long, ginger beard.

I peeked behind the bush and the leprechaun stopped mending the boot and looked at me. He said, “What are you doing behind my bush?” He looked cross. “Where is your pot of gold?” I asked.

By Mansirat

Last Monday when I was picking flowers, I heard a noise coming from behind a bush. I quietly tiptoed towards the bush because I didn’t want to scare him off. He said, “What are you doing little girl, poking around my bush?”

He was wearing a green jacket and pointy black shoes. He had a red hat with a golden buckle and he had a really wrinkly face. His laugh was very scary. I answered him. “Can you please take me to your pot of gold, without any jokes.”

By Tayeb

The girls have now moved on to activities that will extend and develop their vocabulary. They are learning the meaning of words such as ‘clad’, ‘vocation’, ‘cobbler’ and ‘lucrative’ and will be reading about the history of leprechauns and learning interesting pieces of information. 

Did you know that leprechauns are a type of fairy, but they can be very nasty? Or that some researchers say that the word leprechaun may come from the Irish ‘leath bhrogan’, meaning shoemaker? Or that, according to Irish legend, people lucky enough to find a leprechaun and capture him can barter his freedom for his treasure?

Kellie Divall