The Little Red Hen
12/7/2018
We have been reading many different versions of "The Little Red Hen," even one where pizza is made instead of bread! Some have the same characters, some different. Sometimes the animals get to eat the bread, often they don't. We have retold the story with puppets, felt storyboards, and props. All these activities help develop and integrate comprehension skills. "Comprehension, the process of finding meaning, is the goal of reading instruction. Comprehending text involves connecting what is heard and read with background knowledge and experiences." (Creative Curriculum, Vol. 6) Comprehension of simple stories is a vital part of future reading skills. Children learn new vocabulary, engage their cognitive skills, find patterns and the structure of the language the story revolves around. Having a strong comprehension also transitions to independent writing skills. The culmination of our "Little Red Hen" study was presenting the story as a play at our family breakfast. The students were so excited to make their animal hats and design and paint a background scene. They had wonderful ideas: "We need a miller," "Let's paint a bridge, since in one book the hen found the seeds on a bridge," "We should make animal noises." It was wonderful to see them sharing ideas, and growing our production. When it came time to practice, they needed hardly any prompting on what to say, having already memorized the story. They were beaming all morning from their performance. Highlights from our learning: painting snowmen, snowy recesses, baking and eating pretzels.
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