Lesson 4 - We’re Going on a Bear Hunt (exploring alternatives)
Learning Intention:
Students are learning to explore features of a narrative.
Success Criteria:
Students can:
retell key events in stories
identify events from the beginning, middle and end of a narrative
experiment with features of a narrative
use imaginative language when engaging in structured activities
sequence events to create a story map.
Warm-up: Sing the poem below
Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, jump up high.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the sky.
Teddy bear teddy bear, bend down low.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch your toes.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, switch out the light.
Teddy bear, teddy bear say goodnight.
Below is the illustration from the middle of the story.
How do you think both characters might be feeling?
Use the ‘think-aloud’ strategy to model the thinking practice when analysing the picture.
Open the book 'We’re Going on a Bear Hunt' to the page where the dog first encounters the bear. Explain that this is the middle of the story. Ask how both characters might be feeling. Use ‘thinking aloud’ to model the thinking practice when analysing the picture.
What may have happened if the family did not run away? How would it have changed the ending?
Draw, Talk, Share, Write
Activity: Students use the Draw, Talk, Share, Write process to record their favourite alternate ending. Students draw their favourite ending and tell a partner about their drawing. Students then add words/ letters/ more detail.