Teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day will love this post. This St. Patrick’s Day picture book by Natasha Wing is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. Check out these other St. Patrick’s Day children’s books too!
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- Read a summary of The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day.
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THE NIGHT BEFORE ST. PATRICK'S DAY SUMMARY
The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day tells the story of two siblings named Tim and Maureen who are excited about the holiday. The two had decorated the house and even set a trap in hopes of catching a leprechaun!
On the morning of St. Patrick’s Day, the family is celebrating with bagpipes and green eggs when they hear a clatter. Tim and Maureen race to their room only to discover it is a mess! They follow muddy footprints that lead to their trap, with a leprechaun inside. Both Tim and Maureen are exciting thinking they will make the leprechaun lead them to the gold. The leprechaun shows them a map and explains the gold is buried in their backyard! However, the leprechaun fooled them and is able to escape without giving up his gold!
This fun rhyming book is a great way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
THE NIGHT BEFORE ST. PATRICK’S DAY LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day reading comprehension questions focus on:
- making connections
- making predictions
- rhyme | rhythm | repetition
- sequencing
- summarizing | retelling
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- emotions
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- proper nouns
- pronouns
- adjectives
- adverbs
THE NIGHT BEFORE ST. PATRICK’S DAY ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day?
- Lexile® Measure: AD660L
- Guided Reading Level: P
- DRA Level: 36 – 38
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 3.7 – 3.9
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Natasha Wing. It was illustrated by Amy Wummer.
What genre is The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 32 pages long.
