112 Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 7 | The Little Half-Chick (Medio Pollito)
With assistance, make a T-Chart to show things that animals can do
and personification in the story (W.1.8)
Categorize and organize information from “The Little Half-Chick
(Medio Pollito)” to create a sequence of the story (W.1.8)
Ask questions to clarify directions (SL.1.3)
Use frequently occurring conjunction—so—to show reason and result
( L .1.1g )
Build compound sentences using the conjunction so in a shared
language activity ( L .1.1j )
Use sentence-level context as a clue to the multiple-meaning word
rest (L.1.4a)
Identify real-life connections between words—dine, rest, and waste—
and their use (L.1.5c)
Learn the meaning of the saying “do unto others as you would have
them do unto you” (L.1.6)Core Vocabulary
abandoned, v. Given up completely
Example: I abandoned the idea of going to Disney World for my
birthday.
Variation(s): abandon, abandons, abandoning
brood, n. A family of young animals or children; particularly birds hatched
at one time
Example: The brood of little ducklings stayed close to their mother.
Variation(s): none
stream, n. A small body of running water; a brook
Example: Emily found several small fish in the stream near her house.
Variation(s): streams
stubborn, adj. Refusing to change your mind
Example: Even though there are a lot of other options, my little sister
is stubborn and only eats peanut butter and jelly.
Variation(s): none
waste, v. To use up carelessly or to fail to use something wisely or properly
Example: Laura did not want to waste her paint, so she made sure that
the paint jars were closed tightly so they wouldn’t spill.
Variation(s): wastes, wasted, wasting