P-18 A HOLIDAY FOR PADDY O'SHAY (Readers Theater, Primary Version).
A shoe mending leprechaun, Paddy O'Shay, decides to celebrate St. Patrick's Day by taking the day off! He puts away his needle and thread, grabs his shillelagh, and marches off through the shamrocks singing his own special song. Readers and listeners alike repeat that song throughout the story, as our leprechaun embarks on a journey to find "The Leprechaun Who Mends Shamrocks!" All participate (through sounds and actions) as Paddy marches, runs, swims, and climbs in his quest to find the leprechaun he seeks. Paddy finds her, of course, and returns home to "dance a jig and sing his song one last time." A festive way to learn about St. Patrick's Day (Teacher narrates, whole class participates).
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P-44 YOU CAN'T TRUST A LEPRECHAUN! (Readers Theater, Primary Readers).
Everybody knows you can't trust those trickly little Irish fellows dressed in green - don't they? Well, the poor grumpy troll in this story is having a terrible time trying to figure it out. He's determined to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Only problem is, he's taking his traveling directions from the very leprechaun who owns the pot. The troll travels back and forth between the rainbow's beginning and end, right side and left side, front side and back side. Each time he finally reaches a destination, he finds no gold - just the leprechaun ready to give him a new set of traveling directions! Will this story never end? Possibly not. The readers of this piece think the troll is out there this very minute, still stomping around trying to find that elusive pot of gold.
FORMATTED FOR 11 READERS (but easily adapted for more).
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I-31 A HOLIDAY FOR PADDY O'SHAY (Readers Theater, Intermediate Version).
It is the "tip top of a St. Patrick's Day morning" when a shoe mending leprechaun named Paddy O'Shay decides to take the day off! Paddy grabs his "sprig of shillelagh" and strolls off to find a green sewing needle threaded with shamrock green thread. The needle tells him to find "The Leprechaun Who Mends Shamrocks". An old leprechaun, dressed all in orange, invites Paddy to help play a jig on the fiddle, reed pipe, and harp, but Paddy follows the needle's advice and finally meets an ancient leprechaun who turns shamrocks into four leaf clovers for the "luck o' the Irish!" Many St. Patrick's Day vocabulary words and phrases find meaning in this exciting script (7 Readers).
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I-103 OUTSMARTING THE LEPRECHAUNS (Readers Theater, High Intermediate/Advanced Readers).
This is a great script for older readers to read aloud to younger children on St. Patricks Day! It is also a great script to read aloud any time you are studying Ireland!
An innkeeper and his very capable wife find their inn invaded by invisible leprechauns. Knowing that the little men love Boxty Cakes (Irish Potato Pancakes) and never eat breakfast, helps the pair outsmart their unwanted guests. For dinner, "Colcannon" is served on the lid of a jelly jar. Next evening, "Dublin Coddle" is served in half an egg shell. Finally "Boxty Cakes" are served in a sewing thimble. This is all part of a devine plan to outsmart the invading leprechauns - and it works! (A description and recipes for the three dishes mentioned here are included in the Teacher Version of this script). (12 Readers. More readers can be added to read the ALL lines, if desired).
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CH-40 YOU CAN'T TRUST A LEPRECHAUN! (A mixture of Choral Speaking and Readers Theater, Intermediate Voice Choir Version)
Everybody knows you can't trust those trickly little Irish fellows dressed in green. Well, the poor grumpy troll in this story is having a terrible time trying to figure it out. He's determined to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Only problem is, he's taking his traveling directions from the very leprechaun who owns the pot. The troll travels back and forth between the rainbow's beginning and end, right side and left side, front side and back side. Each time he finally reaches a destination, he finds no gold, but he does find the leprechaun who is always ready to give him a new set of traveling directions! Will this story never end? Possibly not. The readers of this piece think the troll is out there this very minute, still stomping around trying to find that elusive pot of gold.
FORMATTED FOR: ALL, ALL GIRLS, ALL BOYS, and one SOLO READER (The Leprechaun). The Voice Choir lines are in poety. The Leprechaun lines are in prose.
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I-104 YOU CAN'T TRUST A LEPRECHAUN! (Readers Theater, Intermediate Readers)
This Intermediate version is formatted for 7 readers (6 SOLO READERS and 1 LEPRECHAUN) but can easly adjusted for 12, 18, or 24 SOLO READERS, depending on how many readers you have available.
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