150 Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 9A | The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Show image 9A-4: Peter snacking/Peter feeling full- Ask students what Peter is doing in this picture.
- Have students tell their partner what they know about rabbits and
what rabbits like to eat [(grass, hay, leaves, lettuce, carrots, etc.)]
Show image 9A-5: Peter sees Mr. McGregor/Peter running away - Have students identify the characters in the pictures. (Peter Rabbit
and an old man.) - Tell students that the old man’s name is Mr. McGregor. Mr. McGregor
does not like rabbits eating his plants. - Ask students why Mr. McGregor is chasing Peter.
Show image 9A-12: Scarecrow/Peter safe at home - Ask students what they see on the scarecrow. (jacket and shoes)
- Point to Peter lying down on the ground.
- Have students tell their partner why they think Peter is lying on the
ground. Does he look healthy and well? Does he look tired? - Give students Response Card 9 (The Tale of Peter Rabbit) from
Instructional Master 9A-1. Have students point out the characters on
the response card. Tell students that three of the rabbits are good
rabbits and one of the rabbits is naughty.
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Ta l e- Today’s story is called “The Ta le of Peter Rabbit.”
- Say the word tale with me three times.
- A tale is a make-believe story about someone’s adventures. A tale is
also one kind of fiction. [Not to be mistaken with the word tail, as in an
animal’s tail.] - In today’s tale, many exciting things happen to Peter Rabbit.
- Can you predict, or guess, one thing that might happen in today’s
tale?