The Little Blind Boys and the Great Elephant

鲁燕

Step1 : Before-reading

1.    Greeting

2.    Free talk

3.    Guessing Game

T: What animal is it?

1. It's long. It's just like(就像） a rope（绳子）.

2. It's black and white. It's just like a bear.

3. It's large. Its neck is just like a pillar(柱子）.

T: Can you make a new riddle?

Step2: While-reading

T:Do you like animals? There are a lot of animals stories in these books, like Aesop's Fables and Chinese idioms. Today I’ll share an animal story in Chinese idioms.

1. Look and say

T:What can you see in the cover?

揭题：The Little Blind Boys and the Great Elephant

2. Look and ask

T: Look at the cover . Do you have any questions?  

学生提出：What/Why/Where/Whose/How……

Read page 2~5 to find about the elephant.

3. Listen and order 听然后排序

让孩子们了解故事的大概情节

T：Let’s check.

4. Read and find

Read page6~13

Its ____ is just like a snake.

Its ___ is just like a big fan.

Its ____ is just like a big tree.

5. Talk about the elephant

Choose one way to talk about the elephant.

(1)    Choose one to act.

(2)    Act all .

(3)    Act wonderfully.

Step3 After-reading

1.    Think and say

What do you learn from the story?  

2.    Read more about animals.