Lesson Plans for FISHING IN SIMPLICITY level R

After Reading

Comprehending the Text
Ask questions that focus on the problems and solutions in the story.
Ask: What problems did the child encounter in the story?
How did he solve them?

Visual Learning
Because this book mostly contains animals that children most likely never heard of, the visual experience will be an important part of their learning. The pictures are of prime importance in helping children to imagine what is going on it the story. You can ask children the following questions to see the level of their visual learning.
Ask: Would this book have been interesting without the pictures? Why do you think the artist chose to draw what she did to illustrate the story?
Have a discussion about the way illustrations can tell a story. If possible, bring in a book that has no words and tells a story using only images.


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