Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 10A | All Stories Are Anansi’s 177- 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: Satisfied
- In the read-aloud you heard, “When Anansi was satisfied that the hole
was well-hidden, he scurried home and went to sleep.” - Say the word satisfied with me three times.
- Satisfied means pleased or happy.
- I was satisfied with my story because I had taken my time on it and
had done my best. - Can you think of times that you have been satisfied with something
you have done? Use the word satisfied when you tell about it.
[Ask two or three students. If necessary, guide and/or rephrase
students’ responses: “I was satisfied with my.. .”] - What’s the word we’ve been talking about?
Use an Antonyms activity for follow-up. [Tell students that the
opposite of satisfied is dissatisfied.] Directions: I will describe an
activity. You will respond how you would feel in that situation. Be sure
to use the word satisfied or dissatisfied in your response (e.g. “I would
be satisfied,” or “I would be dissatisfied.”) Answers may vary for all.- You finished your homework early.
- You forgot your homework at home.
- You built a large structure from blocks by yourself.
- Someone knocked over your block structure.
- You got three books at bedtime.
- You got five extra minutes on the playground.