Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 11A | The Hare and the Tortoise 193- Ask students to repeat the word tortoise with you three times.
- Explain that a tortoise can be quite a bit larger than a turtle, and
whereas turtles spend most of their time in water, most tortoises
spend their time on land. Explain that tortoises move or crawl very
slowly when they are on land. - Tell students that the next fable they are going to hear is called, “The
Hare and the Tortoise.” Have students guess which two characters
are in this fable—a hare and a tortoise. In this fable the hare and the
tortoise have a race.
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Steadily
- In today’s fable, the tortoise moves slowly and steadily during the
race. - Say the word steadily with me three times.
- To move steadily means to move at the same speed without stopping.
[Clap sporadically and then clap steadily for students to hear the
difference.] - Miriam walked steadily as she carried the cake to the table.
Elias tapped his desk steadily with his pencil while he thought about
something. - Tell your partner about something you do steadily. Use the word
steadily when you tell about it.
Finish
- In today’s fable you will find out who finishes the race first.
- Say the word finish with me three times.
- To finish something means to end or complete something. When
something is finished, it is over. - When we finish our drawing, we will dictate what we drew to our
teacher. - Tell your partner about something you finished recently (e.g., artwork,
movie, book, cleaning). Use the word finished when you tell about it.