Chicken Little Story Activity
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Pre-K Story Explorer DOK Retell & Comprehension
Chicken Little Story Activity
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Rhyme Time Friends! (Retell Characters)
Say & Clap
Who was in the story? Say each silly rhyming name out loud! Put a finger on each friend:
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Chicken Little
"Ch-Ch" Sound
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Henny Penny
Rhymes: -enny
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Ducky Lucky
Rhymes: -ucky
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Foxy Loxy
Rhymes: -oxy
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Story Retell Questions: Circle the Clues!
DOK 1: Recall Details
Q1: What really fell and went BONK on Chicken Little's head?
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An Acorn
Circle Choice
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A Cloud
Circle Choice
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A Balloon
Circle Choice
Q2: Who did Chicken Little and friends run to tell?
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The King at the Castle
"We must tell the King!"
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A Frog at the Pond
Ribbit, ribbit splash!
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Retell in Order: First, Next, Last!
DOK 2: Sequence
Touch each number and retell what happened from beginning to end:
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First
BONK! An acorn drops from the oak tree!
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Next
Chicken Little panics and runs to warn his friends!
3
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Then
They check the ground and find it was only an acorn!
Story Sound Chant: "Chirp, flap, quack, cluck! Who ran fast and had good luck?"
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Pre-K Retell & Reflection DOK 2 & 3 Thinking
Retell Talk, Feelings & Choices
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4 Big Story Retell Questions
Touch & Tell
Touch each story card and answer the retell question with your teacher or partner:
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What did Chicken Little shout?
"The sky is falling! The sky is falling!"
Say it in a loud whisper!
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Who tried to trick the animals?
Foxy Loxy! He tried to lead them to his dark den.
Tricky fox alert!
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Where was Chicken Little standing?
Under a big, tall Oak Tree full of brown acorns!
Story setting
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Did the sky really fall down?
No! The sky stayed high up, bright and sunny!
Safe ending!
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Feelings & Wise Choices (DOK 2 & 3)
Stop & Check
How did he feel after the BONK?
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Scared
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Sleepy
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Happy
What was the better, wise choice?
Instead of running and screaming, Chicken Little should:
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Stop, take a breath, and look on the ground!
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Draw What Really Happened!
Draw & Show
Draw the big brown acorn on the green grass under the oak tree:
Crayon & Drawing Space
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Retell Partner Prompt: "Tell your partner: If an acorn dropped on your head, what would you do first?"
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