Vocabulary
Hen
Cat
Dog
Pig
Seed
Plant
Bread
HelpSentence practice
Who will help me ___?
Not I, said the ___.
- Who will help me plant the seed?
- Not I, said the cat.
- I will help!
Before reading
- Look at the cover. What do you see?
- How do you help at home?
- Where does bread come from?
After reading
- Who helped the hen?
- Why didn't she share the bread?
- Was that fair? Why?
- How can we be good helpers?
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: How the Hen Made Bread.
Book not included. These lessons are SimpsonESL originals and aren't affiliated with the author or publisher.