148 Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 9 | The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Advance Preparation
For Folktale Review, use the story sequence for “The Crowded, Noisy
House” (Instructional Master 8B-1).
Prepare a copy of Instructional Master 9A-1 for each student. Refer
to it as Response Card 9 (The Tale of Peter Rabbit). Students can use
this response card to preview, review, and answer questions about this
folktale.
For Presenting the Read-Aloud, bring in images and realia of items from
the story, e.g., sieve, tablespoon, lettuce, cabbage, radish, parsley,
chamomile tea. You may wish to let students sample “rabbit food”;, be
sure to remind students that these are foods that wild rabbits eat and
should not be fed to rabbits that people keep as pets.
Note: Be sure to check with your school’s policy regarding food
distribution and allergies.
Prepare a copy of Instructional Master 9B-1 for each student. Students
will put the images in order to show the sequence of events in this
folktale.
Note to Teacher
The Flip Book images for this story show two scenes at a time. You may
wish to pause and ask students to identify which picture matches the text
you have just read. Alternatively, you may cover up the side of the image
that you are not referring to.
For My Story, your class will plan their own fiction story. As a class,
brainstorm several character options, setting options, and plot ideas.
[You may wish to use a three-circle map or another graphic organizer for
this.] If students are able, you may have them plan their own story using
the story map from Instructional Master 1B-1. In the next lesson, students
will draw the beginning, middle, and end of their story.