How To Catch a Leprechaun

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Jennie

Jennie

About Jennie

I have been teaching preschool for over thirty-five years. This is my passion. I believe that children have a voice, and that is the catalyst to enhance or even change the learning experience. Emergent curriculum opens young minds. It's the little things that happen in the classroom that are most important and exciting. That's what I write about. I was a live guest on the Kelly Clarkson Show. I am highlighted in the seventh edition of Jim Trelease's million-copy bestselling book, "The Read-Aloud Handbook" because of my reading to children. My class has designed quilts that hang as permanent displays at the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia, the Fisher House at the Boston VA Hospital, and the Massachusetts State House in Boston.
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47 Responses to How To Catch a Leprechaun

  1. Prior... says:
    March 17, 2024 at 3:32 pm

    now we know leprechauns can, in fact, be captured – ha ha

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  2. quiall says:
    March 17, 2024 at 3:37 pm

    The trying is worth it’s weight in gold.

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  3. beetleypete says:
    March 17, 2024 at 4:36 pm

    That sounds like the perfect plan, Jennie. I will be trying that next March!

    Best wishes, Pete.

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  5. beth says:
    March 17, 2024 at 6:59 pm

    love, love, love

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  6. Fraggle says:
    March 17, 2024 at 7:28 pm

    That’s a very harassed leprechaun! 🤣 good job all!

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  7. Liz Gauffreau says:
    March 17, 2024 at 7:40 pm

    I love it!! The children have faith in the efficacy of their trap, yet they acknowledge variables in leprechaun-trapping which are beyond their control.

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  8. Carla says:
    March 17, 2024 at 8:41 pm

    It sounds like a perfect plan, Jennie. I love their ideas and enthusiasm.

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  9. petespringerauthor says:
    March 17, 2024 at 10:17 pm

    Second graders always wanted to build leprechaun traps to. Imagination is a powerful tool. I always wondered if they actually thought their traps (usually made from construction paper) could really catch anything. Unlike your children, my students never had much of an idea of what they would do if they actually caught a leprechaun, though finding a pot of gold or a rainbow were frequently mentioned.😊

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  10. Miriam Hurdle says:
    March 18, 2024 at 1:38 am

    Your students have just the perfect plan to catch a leprechaun, Jennie. 🙂 🙂

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  11. willowdot21 says:
    March 18, 2024 at 3:52 am

    absolutely love this but no one accounted for Gloria 💜💚😁

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  12. Lamittan Felix says:
    March 18, 2024 at 10:55 am

    Beautifully told. I love it.

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  13. dgkaye says:
    March 18, 2024 at 4:57 pm

    Lol so clever! ❤

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  14. circadianreflections says:
    March 19, 2024 at 8:25 am

    We know the trap worked! 💚🍀

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  15. Emma Joseph says:
    March 22, 2024 at 3:42 am

    That’s awesome 🥰

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  16. Klausbernd says:
    March 23, 2024 at 7:09 am

    Dear Jennie,
    what a lovely text which shows us how much creativity we loose getting older.
    Wishing you a relaxing weekend
    The Fab Four of Cley
    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    • Jennie says:
      March 23, 2024 at 8:16 pm

      Children’s creativity is by far the best. Thank you, Fab Four. Happy weekend.

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    • Klausbernd says:
      March 24, 2024 at 6:30 am

      Hi Jennie

      we wouldn’t agree that children’s creativity is the best. It’s different but not the best. In M. Csikszentmihalyi’s system, and he is the leading scientist who researches human creativity, children’s creativity is not creative at all. This has to do with what you make with your artefact.

      All the best
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  17. Teagan Riordain Geneviene says:
    March 23, 2024 at 12:44 pm

    Haha. A wonderfully told story, Jennie. Hugs to you and all the Aqua Roomers.

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  18. robertawrites235681907 says:
    March 25, 2024 at 12:52 pm

    HI Jennie, what a fun adventure the children had.

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