202 Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 11B | The Hare and the Tortoise
- Have you ever been in a race or watched a race? Try to use the word
race when you tell about it.
[Ask two or three students. If necessary, guide and/or rephrase the
students responses: “I was in (or watched) a race when.. .”] - What’s the word we’ve been talking about?
Use a Making Choices activity for follow-up. Directions: I am going to
describe a few situations. If what I describe could be considered a race,
say, “That is a race.” If what I describe could not be considered a race,
say, “That is not a race.” - Before the children started running, they listened for the
announcement, “Ready. Set. Go.”- That is a race.
- My teacher said to turn in our paper whenever we finish.
- That is not a race.
- The race cars speed around the track to be the first to cross the finish
line.- That is a race.
- My friend and I hurry to see who can get to the bus stop first.
- That is a race.
- Antonio and his friends love to read books on the weekends.
- That is not a race.
- My mom challenged my sister and me to see who could clean our
rooms the fastest.- That is a race.