Kindergarden - Stories

Stories: Supplemental Guide 8A | The Story of Jumping Mouse, Part II 147

5. Literal What does the magic frog turn Jumping Mouse into at the end
   of the story?
   
   
   • The magic frog turns Jumping Mouse into an eagle.
   
   
   
   


6. Inferential Does Jumping Mouse get what he wants at the end of the
   story?
   
   
   • Yes, Jumping Mouse is able to fly to the far-off land.
   
   
   
   


7. Evaluative How is Jumping Mouse like another character you have
   heard about in another story?
   
   
   • Answers may vary, but might include Momotaro, because both are
     brave, and the Billy Goats Gruff because, like Jumping Mouse, they
     wanted to go to another place.
   
   
   
   


8. Evaluative Which parts of the story are real? Which parts of the story
   are fantasy?
   
   
   • The mouse living in the brush, the bison living in the grassy plain, and the
     wolf living in the mountain are real. A magic frog, giving others the sense
     of sight and smell, and talking animals are fantasy.
     [Please continue to model the Think Pair Share process for students, as
     necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the process.]
     I am going to ask a question. I will give you a minute to think about the
     question. Then I will ask you to turn to your partner and discuss the
     question. Finally, I will call on several of you to share what you discussed
     with your partner.
   
   
   
   

Sentence Frames
Was Jumping Mouse awarded
for having compassion on the
bison and the wolf? (Yes/No)

I learned that...

If.. ., then...

9. Evaluative Think Pair Share: Jumping Mouse was compassionate
   towards the bison and the wolf and gave them his sense of sight and
   smell. In the end, he was awarded by the magic frog who turned him
   into an eagle. What lesson can you learn from this story?
   
   
   • Answers may vary.
   
   
   
   


10. After hearing today’s story and questions and answers, do you have
    any remaining questions? [If time permits, you may wish to allow for
    individual, group, or class research of the text and/or other resources
    to answer these remaining questions.]