What is the central message of the story?
Learning to do something new takes time.
Overcoming fear can lead to success.
Something that is here today may be gone soon.
Treat others the way you want to be treated.
D. Treat other the way you want to be treated.
The Fox and the Stork
What is the setting?
Fox's house at night
The Fox and the Stork
Who are the characters in the story?
Fox and Stork
What happened first?
Fox invited the Stork to have dinner with him and Fox wanted to play a trick on the Stork.
The wild cats went hunting for their for prey, or food after dark.
What does the word "prey" mean?
a. where wild cats live
b. when wild cats sleep
c. what wild cats look like
d. what wild cats eat
d. what wild cats eat
The Man Who Never Lied
An African folktale
Which best describes the central message of the story?
Learning to do something new takes time.
Change is normal and important in life.
Don’t be tricked into telling lies.
Making mistakes is a part of growing up.
C. Don’t be tricked into telling lies.
The Man Who Never Lied
An African folktale
What is the setting?
The palace
The Man Who Never Lied
An African folktale
Why does the king order Mamad to the palace?
to teach him how to bake
to trick him into lying
to introduce him to the queen
to invite him to a feast
B. to trick him into lying
What happened in the middle?
Fox served the Stork soup, but the Stork left hungry. Fox has played a trick on him.
Big and small nocturnal animals only come out at night.
What do nocturnal animals do?
a. stay asleep all the time
b. come out when it gets dark
c. stay inside all the time
d. come out only during the day
b. come out when it gets dark
The Tale of the Ant and the Grasshopper
What is the lesson of this story?
One must think about the future.
The present is the most important time.
A job can get done if everyone works together.
Fun is more important than work.
A. One must think about the future.
What is the setting?
Outside on the sidewalk/pavement
Problem:
Before going to India, Maya is
excited.
ready.
not ready.
worried.
A. excited
What happened at the end of the story?
The Stork invited Fox for dinner. Stork served the dinner in a tall jar with a skinny neck. Fox couldn't lick the outside. He realized Stork played the same joke on him.
The drowsy baby began to doze when her daddy rocked her to sleep.
What does drowsy mean?
sleepy
Which lesson below could be learned from the story above?
Playing games with friends is fun.
Practice always makes you better.
Winning is not fun when you don't win the right way.
It is good to have friends.
C. Winning is not fun when you don't win the right way.
The Treasure
What is the setting?
A field
A Big Goal
Problem:
What happens when Marco reaches his goal?
He opens the envelope to see his report card.
His mom takes him to get ice cream.
He goes to see his teacher for tutoring.
He pays attention while in class.
B. His mom takes him to get ice cream.
The Man Who Never Lied
An African folktale
Re-tell the story from beginning, middle, end.
B- Mamad never lied. the king heard and wanted to trick him into lying.
M-The king called Mamad to gather with him and ordered him to go to the summer palace and tell the queen to prepare a big feast for him tomorrow.
E- The king went to the queen and said that mamad lied to her. But Mamad did not lie. The king realized that the wise man never lies and says only what he sees with his own eyes.
The wind was so fierce that it blew down all the trees in the neighborhood.
What does fierce mean?
aggressive/ powerful
The Treasure
What is a lesson of this story?
There is no cure for laziness.
Do not have plans before you work.
Hard work is a gift.
Do not trust those who lie.
C. Hard work is a gift.
Jenny ran as fast as she could
down the path. There were trees in
front of her, trees behind her, and
trees on both sides. While the snow
was falling heavily in the valley, only
a few snowflakes made it to the
ground around her.
What is the setting?
winter/ a forest
What did the old man say he buried for his sons?
treasure
Re-tell the beginning, middle, and end.
B- Ryan and Jason were competing to see who could jump the farthest. The boys agreed not step over the line before they jump.
M- Ryan jumped just before the line, but Jason wanted to win so badly that he stepped over the line.
E- Ryan was mad at Jason for stepping over the line. He left and went home. Jason felt bad afterwards.
It's dishonest to fib when the teacher asks you a question.
lie/ not tell the truth