Kindergarden - Stories

Stories: Supplemental Guide 1A | Chicken Little 19

Introducing “Chicken Little”

Picture Walk

• Tell students that the story they will hear is called “Chicken Little.”


• Tell students that you will take a picture walk through this story together.


• Explain that a picture walk is when they look at the pictures from
  the story to become familiar with the story, see the characters of the
  story, and make predictions about what might happen in the story.


• Tell students that these pictures were drawn by someone—that
  person is called the illustrator.


• Tell students that this story was written by someone—that person is
  called the author.

 Show image 1A-1: An acorn falling on Chicken Little’s head

• Tell students that this is the beginning of the story.


• Point to Chicken Little and identify her as the main character in this
  story.


• Point to the acorn. Tell students that an acorn is the seed of an
  oak tree. This acorn fell on Chicken Little’s head, but Chicken Little
  thought it was something else. Tell students to listen carefully to the
  story to find out what Chicken Little mistakenly thought the acorn
  was.

 Show image 1A-2: Chicken Little and Henny Penny

• Ask students to identify Chicken Little.


• Point to Henny Penny. Have students say Henny Penny with you.


• Ask students what kind of bird Henny Penny is.
  
  
  • Henny Penny is a chicken.
  
  
  
  


• Why does her name sound special?
  
  
  • It rhymes.
  
  
  
  

 Show image 1A-3: Goosey Loosey, Henny Penny, and Chicken Little
meeting Ducky Lucky

• Ask students what other birds they see.
  
  
  • a goose and a duck
  
  
  
  


• Have students say Goosey Loosey, Henny Penny, and Ducky Lucky
  with you.