The Tale of Peter Rabbit Peter 9B

Extensions 20 minutes

 Retelling a Read-Aloud or Sequence of Events (Instructional Master 9B-1)

Give each student a copy of Instructional Master 9B-1.

Explain to students that this worksheet has pictures of events from “The Tale of Peter Rabbit.” Have students cut out the four pictures. Next, have them think about what is happening in each picture. Students should then arrange the pictures in their correct order to show the proper sequence of events. Check to see if students are able to correctly sequence the pictures. Have students glue or tape the pictures on paper once they have been sequenced.

As students complete this activity, have them work with a partner to retell the story referring to their sequenced pictures. You may also want to have students write or dictate words or sentences that describe the pictures and retell the story.

Writing Another Tale About Peter Rabbit

Remind students that the story said that when Peter got home, his mother wondered what he had done with his clothes and that it was the second little jacket and pair of shoes that Peter had lost in a fortnight (or two weeks).

Ask students what kind of mischief Peter might have gotten into when he lost the first jacket and pair of shoes. Brainstorm a number of ideas. Prior to recording students’ responses, point out that you are going to write down what they say, but that they are not expected to read what you write because they are still learning the rules for decoding words. Emphasize that you are writing what they say so that you don’t forget, and that you will read what has been written.

Tell students that as a class you are going to write another tale about Peter Rabbit’s mischief. Decide which of the ideas brainstormed earlier will be used for the class story. If you have students who are ready to write their own stories, they may choose other ideas.

Brainstorm ideas for characters, setting, and plot. Guide students in translating these ideas into sentences that tell a story with a clear beginning, middle, and end. After the story has been written, read it to the class.

If time allows, you may have each student draw an illustration of the new Peter Rabbit tale. You may want to look into an electronic publishing program (such as iMovie, or iPublish) or create a slide presentation (such as PowerPoint), or bind the pages to make a book to put in the class library for students to read again and again.