The Maid and the Milk Pail Milk 2A

Introducing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes

What Have We Already Learned?

Remind students of the fable that they heard in the previous lesson, “The Boy Who Cried Wolf.” Ask students why “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” is considered a fable. You may need to remind them that a fable is a short story intended to teach a lesson, called “the moral of the story.” Ask them if they remember the moral of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf.” Ask students if they remember the name of the man who collected these fables. (Aesop)

Essential Background Information or Terms

Tell students that you are going to read another one of Aesop’s fables today. Explain that this fable is about a milkmaid, a girl who milks cows. Tell students that the milkmaid’s job is an important one because cows need to be milked every day. Ask students if any of them has ever milked a cow or seen someone milk a cow. You may also want to remind them of the dairy farms they learned about in the Farms domain in Kindergarten.

Making Predictions About the Read-Aloud

 Show image 2A-1: Milkmaid and the spilled milk

Ask them to describe what is happening in the picture. Ask them to use the picture to make predictions about what happens in the fable.

Purpose for Listening

Tell students to listen carefully to the fable to find out if their predictions are correct.