Characters and Setting
Problems
Solutions
Illustrations
End of the Story
100
Who are the characters in the story?
Bear and Hare
100
At the beginning of the story Hare's family has a problem. What is their problem?
The family is hungry!
100
The Hare family was hungry!!! How did the Hare family solve their problem?
They tricked Bear into letting them do all the work in his garden and then they took all of the edible parts of the plants.
100
How does this illustration of the setting help us learn more about the characters?
They illustration shows that Bear is lazy.
100
How did Bear act at the end of the story?
He was not lazy anymore. He always took care of his own garden?
200
Who is the trickster in the story?
Hare
200
At the beginning of the story, Bear has a problem. What is his problem?
He is lazy.
200
Bear's problem at the beginning of the story was that he was lazy. Why did Bear stop being lazy?
Bear realized that if he wanted to have food to eat, he had to get up and take care of his garden himself.
200
How does the illustration help us understand how Bear is feeling?
Bear looks mad!
200
Are Bear and Hare still business partners at the end of the story?
No because Bear realized that Hare had been tricking him.
300
Where does the story take place?
On Bear's farm or in Hare's burrow.
300
After the third time that Hare planted the garden, Bear realized he had a problem. What was his problem?
Hare kept tricking him out of the good parts of the plant.
300
Did the Hare's solution to their hunger problem work? How do you know?
Yes, they got all of the edible parts of the plant to eat. They sold the extra food they grew and made enough money to buy some land for their own garden.
300
How does this illustration add to the story?
It shows how angry Bear is.
300
Is Hare's family hungry at the end of the story?
No, they sold the extra food and bought some land for their own garden.
400
Where Hare planted the field the third time, what part of the plant did he take?
The middle.
400
Hare had a problem before Tops and Bottoms even started. We read about his problem in an earlier story. What was the name of that story?
The Tortoise and the Hare
400
Can you think of another way that the Hare could have solved the problem of his family being hungry?
Get a different job.
400
Is this illustration from the beginning, middle or end of the story?
End.
400
Is Bear still angry with Hare at the end of the story?
No, they learned to live happily as neighbors.
500
The first time that Hare plants the garden, which part of the plant does Bear choose?
Tops.
500
We read another story this year where a Bear had a problem. What was the name of that story and what problem did the Bears in the story have.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Goldilocks went into the Bear's house and ate Baby Bear's porridge, broke Baby Bear's chair and slept in Baby Bear's bed.
500
Bear was mad at Hare during the story because he tricked him. If someone was mad at you, how would you solve the problem?
Apologize for what I did wrong.
500
Why is Hare grabbing Bear's face in this illustration?
He is trying to wake Bear up.
500
At the end of the story, Mr. and Mrs. Hare opened another business. What was their new business?
They opened a vegetable stand.