Kindergarden - Plants

Plants: Supplemental Guide 4A | Johnny Appleseed 115

Discussing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes

Comprehension Questions

If students have difficulty responding to questions, reread pertinent lines

of the read-aloud and/or refer to specific images. If students give one-

word answers and/or fail to use read-aloud or domain vocabulary in their

responses, acknowledge correct responses by expanding the students’

responses using richer and more complex language. Encourage students

to answer in complete sentences. Model answers using complete

sentences for students.

1. Literal Who is the main character of this tall tale?
   
   
   • Johnny Appleseed is the main character of this tall tale.
   
   
   
   


2. Literal How did Johnny Appleseed live most of his adult life?
   
   
   • Johnny Appleseed wandered across the country.
   
   
   
   


3. Literal Where did Johnny Appleseed get apple seeds for planting?
   
   
   • He got the apple seeds from the apples that strangers gave him to eat as
     he wandered around.
   
   
   
   


4. Inferential What was the beginning of the life cycle of the trees planted
   by Johnny Appleseed?
   
   
   • The beginning of the life cycle of the trees planted by Johnny Appleseed
     is the apple seed.
   
   
   
   


5. Inferential How did John Chapman get the name Johnny Appleseed?
   
   
   • John Chapman got the name Johnny Appleseed because he loved apple
     trees and planted apple seeds everywhere.
   
   
   
   


6. Inferential Why did people decide to build their homes near the apple
   trees that Johnny had planted?
   
   
   • The people liked the way the apple trees looked and felt like the apple
     trees gave them hope for a fruitful and prosperous future.
     [Please continue to model the Think Pair Share process for students, as
     necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the process.]
     I am going to ask you a question. I will give you a minute to think about
     the question, and then I will ask you to turn to your partner and discuss
     the question. Finally, I will call on several of you to share what you
     discussed with your partner.