Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

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



  1. Evaluative How are the experiences of the hare and the tortoise in this
    fable different?

    • The hare is boastful; the tortoise asks the hare to race; the hare takes a
      nap; the tortoise steadily moves on; the hare loses; the tortoise wins.



  2. Evaluative Is this story real or make-believe? Why?

    • This story is make-believe because animals do not talk.



  3. Literal What is the moral of this fable?

    • “Slow and steady wins the race.”
      [Have students repeat this moral with you: “Slow and steady wins the
      race.”]



  4. Inferential Who is slow and steady in this fable?

    • The tortoise is slow and steady.



  5. Evaluative What do you think this moral means?

    • Answers may vary.
      [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 some questions. I will give you one minute to think
      about the questions. Then I will ask you to turn to your partner to discuss
      the questions. Finally, I will call on several of you to share what you
      discussed with your partner.




Sentence Frames
Do you think the hare will win the
next time? (Yes/No)


I think the hare will...


I think the hare will... because...



  1. Evaluative Think Pair Share: If the tortoise were to ask the hare for
    another race, how do you think the hare would run this new race?
    Who do you think would win this time?

    • Answers may vary.



  2. After hearing today’s fable 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.]

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