Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 7A | The Little Half-Chick (Medio Pollito) 117- Tell students that they will see a weather vane at the end of today’s
story.
Picture Walk - Tell students that the folktale they will hear is called “The Little Half-
Chick (Medio Pollito).” It is a folktale from Spain.
[Point to Spain on a world map.] - 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.
Show image 7A-2: Hen with brood of baby chicks
- Tell students that this is the beginning of the story.
- Ask students if they can tell who the main character is—or who the
story is mostly about. Point to Medio Pollito. - Tell students that the mother chicken, or mother hen, has a brood of
chicks—or group of baby chickens. Count the number of chicks in the
brood.
Show image 7A-4: Medio Pollito at the stream
- Tell students that in this story, Medio Pollito meets three things: water,
fire, and wind. - Point to the stream and tell students that a stream is like a small river.
This is the water that Medio Pollito will meet. - Ask students what they see in the stream. Tell students that the plants
in the stream are weeds. When a stream is full of weeds, it is very
hard for the water to move.
[At this point, you may wish to make up motions for water and the
voice for water.]
Show image 7A-5: Medio Pollito at the fire
- Ask students which character Medio Pollito meets in this picture. (fire)
- Tell students that it looks like this fire is about to go out. Ask students
what could be done to keep the fire burning.
[At this point, you may wish to make up motions for fire and the voice
for fire.]