Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

192 Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 11A | The Hare and the Tortoise

Introducing the Read-Aloud 15 minutes

Introducing “The Hare and the Tortoise

• Remind students that they heard the first fable, “The Lion and the
  Mouse.”


• Ask students, “How are fables and nursery rhymes similar?”
  
  
  • Both nursery rhymes and fables were written long ago and are enjoyed
    by children.
  
  
  
  


• Ask students, “How are fables and nursery rhymes different?”
  
  
  • Nursery rhymes are shorter; fables are longer, tell a story, and contain a
    moral.
  
  
  
  


• Ask students, “Do you remember the moral for ‘The Lion and the
  Mouse?’”
  
  
  • Little friends may be great friends.
  
  
  
  


• Remind students that the characters in fables are often, but not always,
  animals. Often these animal characters have a problem, and as they try
  to fix their problem, they learn a lesson—the moral of the fable.
   Show image 12A-1: Hare


• Say to students, “Tell your partner what you see in this picture. What
  do you know about this animal?”
  [If students say rabbit, explain that this animal is similar to a rabbit,
  but it is called a hare.]


• Ask students to repeat the word hare with you three times.


• Tell them that hares have longer ears than rabbits, and are usually
  faster than rabbits.
   Show image 12A-2: Tortoise


• Say to students, “Tell your partner what you see in this picture. What
  do you know about this animal?”[
  [If students say turtle, explain that this animal is similar to a turtle, but
  it is a tortoise.]

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