Subject:

Reading

Gradelevel:
2ndgrade

Time:
65mins

Topic:
ThePigsstory

Goal(s):
Retellandsequenceastoryintheirownwords,describeplots,themaincharacter
andeventsinthestoryusingkeydetails.

TEKS:
110.12.2(A)(b)(4)(9)(A)(B)

Objectives:
Toachievereadingcorestandards,keyideasanddetailsbypracticingreading
comprehensionskills

Materials/Resource/Technologyneeds:
Book:
"TheThreeLittleFishandtheBigBadShark"
ReadingComprehensionhandout
Visuals:Picturesofstraws,sticksandbricks(oractual
materials)

Projectmaterials:minimilkcartons,colouredmarkers,gluesticksandscissors.

InstructionalProcedures

Introduction:(10mins)
CheckforpriorknowledgebyaskingstudentsiftheyknowthestoryofThreeLittlePigs.
Forthestudentsthatsaidtheydo,askthemtotellthestorymakingsuretheyinclude
importantdetailsofthestory.
Whensomeonehassuccessfullyretoldthestorywithimportantdetails,nowtellthe
classthattodaytheywillbereadingadifferentversionofthestory.

Teaching/LearningProcedures

Explicit/Teachermodeling&Guidedinstruction:(20mins)
1. Readthestorytotheclassaloud
2. AfterreadingaskstudentsquestionsDidyoulikethestory,WhyandWhynot,
Differencefromtheoriginalstory,AskwhydidthepighousesfallandWhyonestayed
up.
3. Askwhatlessonthepigslearned(patience,takingtimetodothingse.t.c)
4. Discusshowmosttraditionalstorieshavesimilarpatternsofmaincharacter/sfacing
problems,howitgetsworseandthengetsbetter.
5. Askstudentsiftheyknowotherstoriesthathasasimilarpatterne.gJackandthe
Beanstalk,ThreeBearsandGoldielocs(Putstudentsingroupstobrainstormonstories)

6. Bringstudentsbackanddiscusswhattheycameupwith.
7. Passoutstorymaptostudentscontainingmaincharacter,supportingcharacters,
setting,problemsandsolution.
GuidedPracticewithstudentwithstorymap,havestudentscompletetogether(25mins)
Characters
A. Whoarethemaincharactersforthestory.
B. Askanddiscusswithstudents,whataresomeofthethingstheyknowaboutthemain
character?
Setting
A. Discusssetting
B. Discussthedifferenttypesofhouses.

Problem&Solution
A. Discusstheproblemthatarose,whatandwhytheproblemoccurred.
B. Howwasitresolved.

Activity:2ndClassPeriod
Reviewstory5mins

ThreeLittlePigsProject:
(Teacherssamplealreadymade)25mins
Explaintostudentstheproject.
Studentswillcreatethethreetypesofhousesbuiltbythepiggysusingmilk
cartons.
Eachsidesofthecartonwillreflectonechoiceofthepighomesstraw,sticks
andbricks,thefourthsidewillbeaxeroxcopyofthebookbeingstudied.
Havestudentsinsmallgroupbutwitheachindividualmilkcartons.

ReadingComprehensionandWritingActivity
25mins
Afterstudentsaredonewiththeirprojects,
Havestudentsthinkoftheirownalternativeendingtothestoryandaskthemto
writetheending.
Imaginativewriting:Askstudentstowritewhattheythinkwouldhavehappenedif
allpigsbuilttheirhomeswithbricks.
ReadtoclassashortpicturebookThreeBearsandaskstudentstodiscuss
similaritiesbetweenbothbooks(havestudentsingroupsof3s)

Assessments/Summativeevaluation(10mins)
Project,Storymap,Writingactivity,assessingthecomprehensionofthekeyelementsofthe
story.

Closure/Review(5mins)

ReviewstoryAskhowdidyouchangethestory,Whatotherstoriesdidtheyselect,pass
outhomework.

Reteach(alternativeusedasneeded)
Havestudentsingroupsandhavethemactouttheirownvariationofthestory,provide
feedbackandotherideastheycantry.

Modifications&Differentiation
1. Relatedbooksand/orMedia
2. HaveInteractivestoryoftheThreeLittlePigs
3. Gamesonthethreelittlepigs
4. Pairstrongwriterswithpoorwritersforthewritingactivitiesorlowerstudentdraw
picturesofalternativeendings,andsimilaritiesbetweentwobooksreadinclass.