How Leopard Got His Spots

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English2nd Grade

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Genre:   Folktale
an old story people have been told for many years

Listen in the story for: 
- a lesson about life
- the words: Once upon a time ...

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Essential Question:
How are jungle animals different than animals on a farm?

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Discussion Questions:
How Leopard Got His Spots is a folktale. People told this story for many years before it was written down. Folktales often teach a lesson. What lesson do you learn from Hal Hyena?

Folktales can also tell why something is the way it is. Think about Len Leopard's spots. What does this folktale try to explain?

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Further Discussion...
1.  How does Len Leopard help Fred Turtle?

2.  Why does Fred splash paint on Hal?

3.  What do you think will happen the next time Hal Hyena sees the other animals?

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Write the story the way Hal Hyena would tell it. Write sentences to tell what happens in  the beginning, middle, and end of  the story.

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Day #2

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Essential Question:
How are jungle animals different than animals on a farm?

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Let's Explore A Farm

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Turn & Talk
How are jungle animals different from animals on a farm?

Use the words and pictures in the story to describe the jungle animals.
Take turns giving examples of how jungle animals are different from farm animals.

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When To Use Digraphs
-ch
-tch

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Day #3

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Let's read about the Rain Forest...

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PROPER NOUNS: PLACES

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LET'S TRY NAMING SOME PROPER NOUNS FOR PLACES...

Example:
New Jersey

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What are HOMOPHONES?

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https://app.writereader.com/dashboard/classlist

Login with first name (example: Rowan)
Class Code: 6dmm

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additional resources:
http://firstgradeshenanigans.blogspot.com/2012/11/journeys-how-leopard-got-his-spots.html?m=1
https://www.lizs-early-learning-spot.com/digraphs-ch-words-when-you-only-have-a-minute/
https://thewisenest.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/h-brothers.pdf
https://teachables.scholastic.com/teachables/books/how-leopard-got-his-spots-quick-cloos-passage-9780545301084_029.html
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_rt5QRJS2SiWmotV1VTR1NYN2c/edit
https://docs.google.com/a/weehawken.k12.nj.us/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxtcnNwaWt1bHNwbGFjZXxneDo3MDA3ZTczN2E2MDBkMjcx

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