Falling in Love with Authors and Illustrators

Lesson 16
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ELA

Unit 4

Kindergarten

Lesson 16 of 22

Objective


Retell what happens in The Lion and the Mouse.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney 

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

Retell what happens in the beginning, middle, and end of The Lion and the Mouse.

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Key Questions


  • Analyze the front and back cover. What do you notice about the lion? What do you notice about the mouse? What do you wonder?

  • Where does the story take place? How do you know?

  • Use the illustrations to retell what is happening.

  • Retell what happens with the mouse and the lion. Include details from each illustration.

  • What happens to the lion?

  • What does the mouse do? How does he feel?

  • What happens in the end? How do the mouse and the lion feel? How do you know?

  • What do you think the lion and the mouse learn?

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.K.2 — With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
  • RL.K.3 — With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
  • RL.K.7 — With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).
  • SL.K.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

Supporting Standards

RL.K.1
RL.K.10

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