Harold's Trip to the Sky
Lesson one of two:
Read Harold's Trip to the Sky written and illustrated by Crokett Johnson. It is about one night Harold took his trusty purple crayon and decided to go on a voyage to Mars. He flew past planets, comets, and even the moon. At last Harold arrived safely back on earth just in time for breakfast. The students will listen to the book while using the Story Champ cards to identify the story elements, e.g., character, setting, action, idea, feeling emotion, problem and resolution. These icons are also in your child's literacy bag for home use.
The children will complete the sentence stem using an outer space sticker and the word map to write about where they would take the boy using their crayon.
"I would take the boy to _________________ and fly past ___________________________.
(planet: refer to the planet page) (stars, comets, milky way, sun, black holes)
We would come home safely for a breakfast of ____________________."
(type of cereal: refer to the picture of cereals)
Lesson two of two:
Share and tell for the drawings completed at home of Harold’s Trip to the Sky by Crocket Johnson.
The students will practice correct use of past tense verbs while retelling the story of Harold's Trip to the Sky.
The students will create a picture of Harold going to the sky with their friends using shape magnets. Then, they will dictate a story about what happened to the teacher.
