AGES 5-6
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
by Dr. Seuss
Colours, numbers & opposites
Vocabulary
Fish
Red
Blue
One
Two
Old
New
StarSentence practice
I see ___ fish.
This fish is ___.
- I see two fish.
- This fish is red.
- This fish is old.
Before reading
- Look at the cover. What do you see?
- How many fish can you count?
- What is the opposite of old?
After reading
- What colours were the fish?
- What is a silly word from the book?
- Which fish was your favourite? Why?
- Can you make a rhyme with fish?
How to teach it
- Open the PowerPoint. Ask the "before reading" questions and teach the new words with the flashcards.
- Hand out one flashcard per child. Read the book aloud. Children hold up their card when they hear their word.
- Practise the sentence pattern together, then play the picture game in the slides.
- Ask the "after reading" questions.
- Finish with the printable project: Count and Colour the Fish.
Book not included. These lessons are SimpsonESL originals and aren't affiliated with the author or publisher.