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Students compare and contrast two trade book versions of a Bengali trickster folk tale: The Old Woman and the Red Pumpkin (Betsy Bang) and No Dinner! (Jessica Souhami).

Elementary teachers can use the Irish folk tales Harp O' Gold and The Leprechaun's Gold to teach comparing and contrasting and how to make text-to-text connections.

Students must activate prior knowledge to make text to text, text to self, and text to world connections.

For a St. Patrick's Day elementary reading lesson plan, have students practice comparing and contrasting the settings, main characters, and plots of two picture books.

Use the book The Runaway Pumpkin to help students identify examples of patterned text and use them to compare and contrast story elements such as characters and events.

For a St. Patrick's Day elementary reading lesson plan, use Tomie dePaola's retelling of the Irish folk tale Jamie O'Rourke and the Pooka to examine author's craft.

Use the trade book Pumpkin Town! to teach elementary students the reading comprehension skills of identifying causes and effects and making predictions.

With the release of Debbie Miller's "Teaching with Intention," it's a good time to take a new look at her first book for primary grade teachers.

For a St. Patrick's Day reading lesson plan, use Mary Calhoun's Irish folk tale The Hungry Leprechaun to teach text structure and how to identify the genre of a folk tale