The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose at School
One day in March the Gingerbread Man heard a sly laugh coming from the hallway. It was a little leprechaun who loved mischief and playing pranks! In his wake, the leprechaun leaves shamrocks and little messages that describe where he will be striking next. Follow the Gingerbread Man as he solves the riddles during his quest to catch the sneaky leprechaun.
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story grammar
Main Character: the Gingerbread Man
Setting: one Monday in March at school
Initiating Event: a little leprechaun was causing mischief all around the school
Feelings: determined
Plan: capture the leprechaun
Action: the Gingerbread Man searched for the leprechaun and solved his riddles
Consequence: the Gingerbread Man built a trap and used the leprechaun’s hat to lure him
Ending: the leprechaun agreed to clean up the mess that he made and the Gingerbread Man gave him his hat back
summary (SWBST)
Somebody: the Gingerbread Man
Wanted: to catch the leprechaun
But: the leprechaun was too fast
So: the Gingerbread Man used the leprechaun's hat to lure him into the trap
Then: the leprechaun got caught in the trap and agreed to clean up his mess in exchange for his hat back
Past Tense Verbs
heard, read, went, sped, wrote, found, gave, said, left, ran, came, raced, paused, rushed, trailed, tiptoed, spied, taped, arrived, stared, scattered, tipped, flipped, whispered, grabbed, slipped, spotted, pushed, yelled, glanced, retrieved, placed, stacked, started, toppled, opened, reached, gathered, pulled, landed
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Plural Nouns
shamrocks, woodwinds, strings, sheets, tubas, trumpets, violas, flutes, clouds, hallways, boys, books, pencils, arms, rolls, shoes, soles, classmates, supplies
Vocabulary
mischief, wee, sly, nimble, pest, percussion, topsy-turvy, dismay, clever, tidy, stroll, prowl, retrieved, avalanche, jiggle, flick, mummy