CHALLENGING WORDS
around
barnyard
cheered
downhill
loudly
reached
rolled
slipped
tripped
world
SUMMARY
A cow, pig, rooster, dog, goose, and duck are
going to have a race. They have a lot of silly
mishaps. Who will win? Read the book!
--- Conversation Questions--(1) Share your favorite part of this story.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Why?
(2) Suppose you were the cow, what would you have chosen to do?
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
What are some things you do when you’re bored?
(3) Guess how long you think the race took.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
If they raced around the world, would they make it?
(4)
Compare this race to one you’ve had.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
What silly things happened in your race?
(5) Define “ bored.”
(Answer)
To be tired of.
(Follow Up)
When have you been bored?
(6) Name who wanted to have a race.
(Answer)
The cow.
(Follow Up)
Who wanted to have the race you were in?
(7) Tell what the rooster wanted to race around?
(Answer)
The world.
(Follow Up)
How far was your race?
(8) Look on page 13, what did the animals slip in?
(Answer)
The mud.
(Follow Up)
When have you slipped in the mud?
(9)
Tell who was dizzy after falling downhill.
(Answer)
The pig.
(Follow Up)
When have you rolled downhill?
(10) List the order in which they finished the race.
(Answer)
They all finished together.
(Follow Up)
When have you tied with someone?
Activities
1.
Write 10 things you do when you get bored.
2.
If you could rewrite the story, which animal would you have win?
Include silly mishaps and explain why your animals would win.
3.
Write about a time when you were involved in a race and tell what
kind of race and who won.
4.
Write a short letter to the animals to give them ideas of things to
do when they get bored.
Introductions
1.
Have barnyard animals on the table and ask them where they are
found. Let’s read and see what the animals in this book do.
2.
Ask them if they have ever been in a race before and what they
think would happen if farm animals raced. Let’s read and find out.
3.
Have pictures of animals and ask them what they think animals do
when they get bored. Let’s read and see what these animals do.
Book: The Great Race
Author: David McPhail
ISBN: 0-590-84909-3
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Illustrator: David McPhail
# of Text Pages: 29
AR: 1.7 LEX: AD680
Building Oral Vocabulary
barnyard
12
cheered
13
slipped
Prediction Questions
Where do you think they will race?
Do you think the race will go on?
Who do you think will win the race?
This resource is provided by THE LEARNING CORPS—Barren County Board of Education, an AmeriCorps project funded in part by the
Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service.