How the Robin Stole Fire
El petirrojo que se robó el fuego
Comment le rouge-gorge a volé le feu
How the Robin Stole Fire
How the Robin Stole Fire
How the Robin Stole Fire
How the Robin Stole Fire
Pourquoi Tale (fiction), 1,968 words, Level R (Grade 3)
How the Robin Stole Fire is a retelling of a story based on a Boandik (BOH-uhn-dik) tale called "How Fire Was Stolen from the Red-Crested Cockatoo." The Boandik people are the Aboriginal people of the southeastern region of South Australia. This tale explains how people came to use fire as a tool and why brush fires sometimes sweep through the grasslands of the Australian outback.
Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Retell while reading to understand text
Comprehension
Story Elements : Identify characters, setting, and plot
Grammar and Mechanics
Quotation Marks : Identify and use quotation marks
Word Work
Content Vocabulary : Understand and use content vocabulary
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
