Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, leprechauns, green things, gold, and March 17th using these fun leprechaun writing prompts for students.
Your students will enjoy recognizing this holiday using these writing activities.
Not only do these writing prompts about leprechauns reduce writer’s block, but they also improve writing skills, instill a love for writing, ignite creativity, and encourage the expression of ideas.
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day just became a bit more exciting. Honor the day while building writing skills.
Pencil into your lesson plans this week a few of these delightful leprechaun writing prompts.
Leprechaun Writing Prompts
1. Write a diary entry from the perspective of a leprechaun.
2. Setting: Rainbow, Characters: Leprechaun and his family. Complete the story with a problem and solution.
3. Tell, step-by-step, how to catch a leprechaun.
4. Write a fictional biography about a leprechaun.
5. Describe a leprechaun village.
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6. Create a story about a leprechaun who takes people on tours around rainbows.
7. Write a limerick about Leprechauns.
8. Draft a letter to your parents convincing them to take you to a St. Patrick’s Day parade next weekend.
9. Sketch a leprechaun. Now describe your drawing.
10. Plan a St. Patrick’s Day picnic. Describe each food and beverage you’ll have.
11. Create a leprechaun superhero. What are its superpowers, and how does it use them?
12. Write about jobs that you think a Leprechaun would be skilled to perform. Why do you think this?
13. If you were a leprechaun, what gift requests would be on your birthday list and why?
14. Do you believe leprechauns exist? Why or why not?
15. Create a tall tale about a leprechaun.
16. The newspaper headline reads, “Leprechaun Donates Pot of Gold to Local Animal Shelter!”. Write the news story.
17. Compare and contrast a leprechaun and the Easter Bunny.
18. Imagine that a leprechaun friend will spend the day with you at school. What adventures will you have, and what challenges may you two face?
19. Compose a poem about leprechauns.
20. Describe a leprechaun’s home.
21. If you found a pot of gold, what would you do with it? Why?
22. Provide examples of what it means to be lucky.
23. Retell your favorite Disney movie with one change: the prince is a leprechaun.
24. Share about a time when you were mischievous.
25. Write a funny story about a leprechaun who has trouble finding a pot of gold.
26. If a leprechaun visited an amusement park, which attractions would it like best and why?
27. Imagine what a leprechaun’s family would be like. Describe each family member.
28. List all the words that you can make using the letters from the word leprechaun.
29. Compose an acrostic poem using the word leprechaun.
30. You have been asked to write the script for a movie about Leprechauns. Describe the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
31. Create any type of writing piece you want about leprechauns.
32. What are the benefits of responding to leprechaun writing prompts?
33. Write and solve two, grade-appropriate math word problems that involve leprechauns.
34. Draft a story about a leprechaun who is very unlucky.
35. Create a how-to guide about how to catch a leprechaun without using technology.
36. Write a letter to a leprechaun, asking him to grant you one big wish. Convince him that you are deserving of this request.
37. Make up a story about a leprechaun family that passes out gifts to children on St. Patrick’s Day.
38. Write a haiku about a leprechaun.
39. For one day you get to be a leprechaun. What adventures would you take?
40. Research ten facts about four-leaf clovers. Then write three opinions about them.
41. Draft a story about a friendly leprechaun who lives in a rainbow.
42. Tell what you think a leprechaun’s personality is like. Why do you think this?
43. Compare and contrast Ireland to your country.
44. Would you rather be a leprechaun or an elf? Explain.
45. Write ten words associated with leprechauns. Now write a story or poem using the terms.
46. You wake up one morning and realize that you’re a leprechaun! Tell about your day.
47. In a descriptive paragraph, summarize what a leprechaun looks like.
48. If you could interview a leprechaun, what questions would you ask and why?
49. Write a story about a group of students who go on a journey to find a leprechaun’s pot of gold.
50. Describe a house made completely out of rainbows. What are the pros and cons of living there?
51. What do you think it would be like to have a pet leprechaun? Explain.
Final Thoughts On Leprechaun Writing Prompts
Now you’re all set to add a little excitement to St. Patrick’s Day using these leprechaun writing prompts.
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