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How to Catch a Leprechaun – Animated Read Aloud for Kids | ESL Video

An animated read-aloud of the Saint Patrick's Day story about children building traps for a leprechaun who always escapes. Follow it by designing a trap and describing it in English.

A leprechaun comes from Irish folklore: a small bearded figure in a green coat who mends shoes and hides a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Catch one, the story goes, and the gold is yours – which is why the book is a chain of traps and escapes, each one in rhyme.

The activity that follows writes itself. Children design their own trap and describe it: what it is made of, where it goes and why the leprechaun would fall for it. That is there is, prepositions of place and a because clause, produced willingly because the drawing came first.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is How to Catch a Leprechaun about?

Children build traps to catch a leprechaun around Saint Patrick's Day, and the leprechaun escapes each one with a rhyme. It is a favourite in March lessons because the story invites children to invent a trap of their own.

What is a leprechaun?

A small figure from Irish folklore, usually shown as a bearded man in a green coat, who mends shoes and hides a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The story goes that catching one wins you the gold – if you can hold on to him.

What can children do after the story?

Design and describe their own trap: what it is made of, where it goes, why it will work. It gives a real reason to use will, because and prepositions of place, and it makes an easy display for the classroom wall.