Stories: Supplemental Guide 3A | The Three Billy Goats Gruff 53 Show image 3A-5: The Big Billy Goat Gruff and the troll falling off
the bridge
- Ask what is happening to the troll.
Show image 3A-6: Happy Billy Goats Gruff
- Ask students to guess whether the end will be happy or sad.
- Give students Response Card 3 (The Three Billy Goats Gruff) from
Instructional Master 3A-1. Have them point out the characters of this
story—Little Billy Goat Gruff, Middle Billy Goat Gruff, Big Billy Goat
Gruff, and the troll. Have them point to the setting—the rocky area,
bridge, and grassy area.
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Setting- Today’s story has a bridge in its setting.
- Say the word setting with me three times.
- The setting of a story is where the story takes place.
- The setting for a story about students might be in a school.
The setting for a story about dolphins might be in the ocean. - Tell your partner about the setting of your favorite story. Use the word
setting when you tell about it. I will call on some of you to share about
the setting of your favorite story.
Over/Under - In today’s story, you will hear that the three billy goats want to cross
over a bridge but have a hard time because a troll lives under the
bridge. - Say the word over with me three times. Say the word under with me
three times. - Over means above or on top of something else. Under means below
or at a lower place than something else. - The airplane flew over our school.
The river runs under the bridge. - Using the objects around you or using safe movements, show your
partner what over and under look like. Use the words over and under
while you show your partner. I will call on a few students to show us
over and under.