Ant and Grasshopper
Ant and Grasshopper
Ant and Grasshopper
Ant and Grasshopper
Ant and Grasshopper
Ant and Grasshopper
Ant and Grasshopper
Folktale (fiction), 190 words, Lexile 410L Level 1 Grades K-1
In this traditional retelling of the fable of the ant and the grasshopper, Grasshopper plays his fiddle through the summer and fall while Ant works hard gathering food. In winter, Grasshopper is out in the cold looking for food. Ant sees him and invites him in for a meal. Grasshopper vows he will work the next summer so he'll have food to eat in winter.
Lesson Resources
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Lesson Skills
Comprehension Skills and Strategies- Author's purpose
- Make predictions
- Sequence events
- Story elements: Problem and solution
- Text-to-text connections
Concepts about print
- Print concepts
Phonics
- Initial consonant gr- blend
Grammar and Mechanics
- Capitalization
Word Work
- Book vocabulary
Shared Writing and a Home Connection are integrated into one of the skills above.
