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Colleen and the Leprechaun
Fantasy (fiction), 608 words, Level N (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension	Sequence Events
Grammar and Mechanics	Quotation Marks
Word Work	Homophones

Book Summary

Colleen and the Leprechaun is the story of an eight-year-old girl who takes a trip to Ireland to meet her grandparents for the first time. On the way to her grandparents' home, her grandfather fascinates her with stories of Celtic fairies and Irish legends, mysteriously warning her to watch for "little people." Illustrations and maps support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
• Sequence events in a story
• Understand the use of quotation marks to identify dialogue
• Recognize the difference between homophones there and their

Vocabulary

• Content words: Celtic, dandelions, hedgerow, Ireland, legends, leprechaun, mysteriously, suspicion, treasure

Book Resources

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