Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 9A | The Tale of Peter Rabbit 159
I am going to ask you two questions. I will give you a minute to think
about the questions, and then I will ask you to turn to your partner and
discuss the questions. Finally, I will call on several of you to share what
you discussed with your partner.
Sentence Frames:
Does this story teach you to listen
to your parents? (Yes/No)
This story teaches me to ...
I think Peter has/has not learned
his lesson and next time he
will ...
- Evaluative Think Pair Share: What lesson does this story teach? Do
you think Peter has learned his lesson, or will he get into trouble again
by not following his mother’s advice? - After hearing today’s story and questions and answers, do you have
any remaining questions? [If time permits, you may wish to allow for
individual, group, or class research of the text and/or other resources
to answer these remaining questions.]
Word Work: Mischief
- In the read-aloud you heard Mrs. Rabbit say, “Now run along, and
don’t get into mischief.” - Say the word mischief with me three times.
- Mischief is behavior that causes trouble.
- My younger sister is full of mischief; she is always thinking of ways to
annoy me and to make me mad. - Can you think of another character that is full of mischief?
[Suggestion: The shepherd boy who cried “wolf.”]
[Ask two or three students. If necessary, guide and/or rephrase
students’ responses: “ is full of mischief.”] - What’s the word we’ve been talking about?