Kindergarden - Stories

136 Stories: Supplemental Guide 8 | The Story of Jumping Mouse, Part II

 With assistance, organize characters, settings, and plot for “The Story

of Jumping Mouse, Part II” onto a chart (W.K.8)

 With assistance, recall information from previous read-alouds to

determine favorite character (W.K.8)

 Add drawings to show an event from “The Story of Jumping Mouse,

Part II” on a chart (SL.K.5)

 Add drawing to add detail to description of favorite character (SL.K.5)

 Use frequently occurring prepositions, such as beneath (L.K.1e)

 Demonstrate understanding of adjective—brave—by relating it to its

opposite—fearful (L.K.5b)

 Identify real-life connections between words—brave, fearful, beneath,

and misused—and their use (L.K.5c)

 Orally predict what will happen in the story based on pictures and/or

text heard

 Distinguish between elements in the story that are real and elements

that are fantasy

Core Vocabulary

compassion, n. Deep awareness of the suffering of another as well as a

desire to stop it

Example: Greg felt compassion for his friend who fell off her bike.

Variation(s): none

enormous, adj. Very large

Example: The trucks driving down the highway are enormous.

Variation(s): none

fragrances, n. Sweet or pleasant odors

Example: My mother’s garden is full of flowers with different

fragrances.

Variation(s): fragrance

misused, v. Used incorrectly

Example: Lilia misused her pencil by digging a hole in the ground with

it.

Variation(s): misuse, misuses, misusing