22 Stories: Supplemental Guide 1A | Chicken Little
Presenting the Read-Aloud 10 minutes
Chicken Little
Show image 1A-1: An acorn falling on Chicken Little’s head
One fine morning, Chicken Little went out to the woods. As she
walked along, an acorn fell on her head.[Say to students, “An acorn is the seed of an oak tree.” Ask, “Is an acorn a part
of the sky?”]
Chicken Little was a silly little chicken, and she often made silly
mistakes. Chicken Little thought the acorn was a part of the sky!Chicken Little was so caught by surprise that she worked herself into
a tizzy.[Tell students, “To ‘work yourself into a tizzy’ means to become very excited
about something.”]
“Oh dear me!” she cried. “The sky is falling. I must go and tell the
king!”[Say to students, “A king is the most important person from a royal family that
rules the land.”]
[Ask students, “Why does Chicken Little think the sky is falling?”]- Chicken Little thinks the sky is falling because she felt an acorn fall on
her head.
Show image 1A-2: Chicken Little meeting Henny Penny
On her way to see the king, Chicken Little met Henny Penny. “Henny
Penny, the sky is falling!” cried Chicken Little.
[Prompt designated students to repeat the refrain, “The sky is falling!”]
“How do you know?” asked Henny Penny.“A piece of it fell on my poor head,”^ said Chicken Little, rubbing her
poor little noggin with the memory of it.[Tell students, “Noggin means head.”]
“Then let us go and tell the king!” said Henny Penny, who now felt
quite worried as well.[Prompt designated students to repeat the refrain, “Then let us go and tell the
king!”]