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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse ActivityThe Town Mouse and the Country Mouse Activity
Publisher
Virginia Repertory Theatre
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Grade
K - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
3 hrs
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2012
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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

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Accompany the story, Town Mouse Country Mouse by Jan Brett with an assortment of activities designed to reinforce concepts covering story structure, comprehension, grammar, and social studies. Here, scholars identify the difference between rural, urban, and suburban communities, illustrate a book, read and create similes, and use map skills to answer questions. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

aesop's fables, fables, venn diagrams, rural environments, urban environments, suburban communities, similes, map skills, bookmaking

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Schedule time in class to browse related stories and web sites listed on the first page of the worksheet 
  • After reading the story, assign activities as English language arts center projects 
  • Put on a production of the story; create the script, and incorporate applicable theater cues from page six

Classroom Considerations

  • This lesson follows the theatrical version of The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; however, the majority of the lesson can be modified to follow the book version, Town Mouse Country Mouse by Jan Brett. 
  • Check out or download a copy of Town Mouse Country Mouse by Jan Brett
  • Learners should be familiar with reading a map, using a Venn diagram, and identifying similes 

Pros

  • Extension and challenge activities are provided on the pupils' worksheet allowing for a quick transition to another task 
  • The variety of activities enhances engagement and incorporates different subject matter

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.K.1 RL.K.3 RL.K.10 RL.1.1 RL.1.3 RL.1.10 RL.2.1 RL.2.3 RL.2.10 RL.3.1 RL.3.3 RL.3.10 RL.4.1 RL.4.3 RL.4.10 RL.5.1 RL.5.3 RL.5.4 RL.5.10 L.4.5.a L.5.5.a

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