The Lion and the Mouse is a classic fable that allows children and adults alike to learn a variety of life lessons. It shows us that no act of kindness is wasted, no matter the size, and even the most unlikely or smallest friend is worthwhile. However, the applicability of this book in the classroom does not end with teaching about morals of a story or fables.
This week, I will be using the classic fable to teach these life lessons as well as a lesson on sequencing targeted towards third grade. Students will be given an envelope with various strips inside. Each strip has a one line description of a key event in the story. The students will put these strips in order, and we will check our work on the board using a PowerPoint presentation.
The great thing about this activity is that it is easily differentiated. Students can be paired heterogeneously so that low-achievers are paired with on-target or high-achievers. Additionally, students can complete the activity independently and the number of strips or complexity of the sentences can vary according to the students ability level. For example, high-achievers could be given ten strips, on-target students could be given seven strips, and low-achievers could be given five or fewer strips.
Standards:
RI 3.8 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence.)
RI 3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
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