The Maid and the Milk Pail Milk 2B

Extensions

20 minutes

Somebody Wanted But So Then (Instructional Master 2B-1, optional)

Write the following blank summary chart on chart paper, a chalkboard, or a whiteboard:

Somebody Wanted But So Then Explain to students that together you will retell the story in writing. Tell them that you are going to write down what they say, but that they are not expected to be able to read what you write because they are still learning all the rules for decoding. Emphasize that you are writing what they say so that you don’t forget, and tell them that you will read the words to them.

Somebody The milkmaid Wanted Wanted a blue dress and ribbons But But she did not have enough money to buy them So So, with her milk pail balanced on her head, she dreamed that she already had the blue dress and ribbons. Then Then, all the milk spilled and she had nothing!

As you read students’ responses on the chart, be sure to use complete sentences and domain-related vocabulary to expand upon their responses. As students retell the fable, ask questions to elicit oral elaboration on what they have written.

➶ Above and Beyond: An Instructional Master has been included if you have students who are ready to fill in the chart on their own.