Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion

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This is a very funny book with a main character who has a whole lot of personality! Students will love this new spin on an old favorite fairy tale. Another teaching idea is that in the book the lion draws out a detailed plan for how he is going to eat little red and her aunt. Little red also makes a plan of her own. I would have the students create their own plan either for the lion or Little red and explain why it would work better than the character`s original plan.

Use your story world to tell the story together. With one small figure as Little Red take her on her journey from home to Auntie’s house past the pool, the trees and animals on the way narrating the story .. Don’t forget to pause for a rest so the lion can approach her! Play a game Focus on Verbs– This task requires students to look through the book to find verbs. Once they find them, they write them and determine if they are past, present or future tense in the sentence. We decided to do the painting activity next. We had some charcoal and inspired by the book we coloured in some animal silhouettes and used them to add to some paintings. Lizzie really enjoyed using a small range of colours and blending the colours together and it was a really lovely activity that we enjoyed doing together. It also produced some really effective and distinctive art work which we are both proudly displaying in the kitchen.Task Cards– The first part of this collection is a set of 16 different task cards. These are designed to be placed at centers and accompany the printables we have created. (Though you don’t necessarily need them to use the resources.) These cards can serve as the directions that you place at each center for your students to use as a reminder of the expectations. Focus on Adjectives– This activity requires students to find various animals from the story and the adjectives that the author uses to describe them. A clever story, but what really makes this pop are Smith's full-color illustrations, which depict each fantasy in thought bubbles crammed with hysterically funny details. Great for reading aloud or for savoring alone." -- "Booklist"

We also suggest that you find or buy copies of this book to put at your literacy centers. Many of the tasks requires students to look at the book to complete the task. There are 3 other titles and lesson plans, in addition to Little Red, in the above unit! Take a look at some examples from La Princesa and the Pea in this blog post: On day one, students begin developing and practicing their synthesizing skills. Throughout this lesson, students build the “big idea” of what this story is about. A sassy heroine, beautiful artwork, jungle animals, a funny twist on a tale you adore. Once again, Alex T. Smith gets us all eating from his hand. Pause when your child wants to look more closely at illustrations or talk about what’s happening. Join inCharacter Counts– Students need to think critically and come up with four words they believe describe Little Red. Then they need to find events in the story that illustrate the character traits. Look at the cover together. Have a chat about what this story might be about and the clues in the pictures. Children might notice the connection to the Little Red Riding Hood story. Read the story aloud All Part of the Plan– This activity asks students to find the six-step plan that the clever lion creates to capture Little Red. They write and illustrate each step. Although the love comes shining through, the text often confuses in straining for patterned simplicity.

I would use this story along with the original Little Red Riding hood to teach comparing and contrasting.Your child might enjoy designing their own hairstyle and outfit for the lion – plaits or ponytail or piled on top? Ribbons or bows? What else might Little Red give him to wear? Little Red’s emergency kit and instructions The reading comprehension lesson plans will keep your students engaged in reading and responding to literature throughout the whole week. Students practice various reading comprehension strategies and develop some amazing writing. Let’s take a look! We wanted to play a game next so had a lovely time sneaking up on each other pretending to be little red and the lion. Next time they wanted a lion costume and to play it outside hiding behind trees.