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Teaching Focus:

Phonics:

Rhyming Words

Find the rhyming pairs

on each page.

Level: O Word Count: 348 Words100th Word: to page 7

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Tips for Reading this Book with Children:

1. Read the title and make predictions about the story.

Predictions – after reading the title have students make predictions about the book.

2. Take a picture walk.

Talk about the pictures in the book. Implant the vocabulary as you take the picture walk.

Have children find one or two words they know as they do a picture walk.

3. Have students read the 1st page of text with you.

4. Have students read the remaining text aloud.

5. Strategy Talk – use to assist students while reading. • Getyourmouthready • Lookatthepicture • Think…doesitmakesense • Think…doesitlookright • Think…doesitsoundright • Chunkit–bylookingforapartyouknow

6. Read it again.

7. Complete the activities at the end of the book.

Teacher Notes available at rem4teachers.com

Words to Know Before You Read

banditfollowed

gingerbreadgrandmothergroundnewsstealingtrails

Yellowstone

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Edited by Precious McKenzieIllustrated by Ed MyerArt Direction and Page Layout by Renee Brady

Library of Congress PCN Data

Little Red Riding Hood / Richelle Richards SelleckISBN 978-1-61810-191-4 (hard cover) (alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-61810-324-6 (soft cover)Library of Congress Control Number: 2012936791

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By Richelle Richards SelleckIllustrated by Ed Myer

“This is Mr. Pig with a special news report. Hansel and Gretel were licking frosting off the gingerbread house when the sugar canes were stripped from their window frames. Here’s the homeowner, Miss Witch.”

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“Nibble, nibble, that was no mouse. It took the sugar canes off my house. I can’t see well. My vision’s blurry. I know it’s red and left in a hurry.”

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“Mr. Pig, again, reporting with a weather report.A tornado touched down in the magic beangarden. Here are the owners, Jack and the Giant, with more information.”

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“Fe-fi-fo-fumble, the ground began to shake and rumble. The tornado went to and fro, taking every bean in every row. Like a bandit, it fled. All we saw was the color red.”

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“Someone’s stealing food,” said Mr. Pig. “But who? Let’s go to Snow White’s castle and ask the magic mirror.”

They all followed Mr. Pig to Snow White’s castle. “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is stealing from us all?”

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“She skips on trails in the woods and wears a red cape with a hood.”

Everyone began to fuss, “Why would Little Red steal from us?”

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“To grandmother’s house,” they said with a cry. “We’ll find her there and then ask why.”

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When they reached grandmother’s house, Mr. Pig opened the door and gasped.

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“Little Red, why are you feeding wolf pups? They’re big, bad wolves when they grow up!”

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“Their mother isn’t here to care for her pups. If we don’t do it, they won’t grow up. Don’t you see? Wolves are not our enemies. We need them in our stories.”

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“What shall we do?” everyone began to demand. “We need big, bad wolves in Fairy Tale Land but this is much too close to our homes and land.”

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“We know the perfect place,” said Hansel and Gretel. “It has acres and acres of space where wolves won’t be hunted down or chased.”

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“This is Papa Bear reporting from Yellowstone National Park.”

“Wolf pups have been spotted. No one knows where they came from but these animals are safe at Yellowstone.”

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You and the Story...

Mr. Pig reported a problem that was occurring in Fairy Tale Land. What was the problem?

What did the characters in the story learn from Little Red Riding Hood?

How did the characters solve the problem?

Words You Know Now...

Write three words from the list below on a piece of paper. Write a word that rhymes with each of the words. Now write a sentence including the original word and the rhyming word.

banditfollowed

gingerbreadgrandmother

ground

newsstealing

trailsYellowstone

After Reading Activities

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You Could...Draw a Story Map for Little Red Riding Hood • Write a story map that shows what happened.

• Next, retell the story using your story map.

• Last, tell how you would keep wolves safe for future fairy tales.

Did You Know...

In 1995, fourteen gray wolves were introduced into Yellowstone National Park. To find out more about the wolves go to...

www.nps.gov/yell/naturescience/wolves.htm

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About the Author

About the Illustrator

Richelle Richards Selleck lives in Billings, Montana with her husband and daughter. She loves to read and write, and has the best job ever! Mrs. Selleck teaches kindergarten.

Ed Myer is a Manchester-born illustrator now living in London. After growing up in an artistic household, Ed studied ceramics at university but always continued drawing pictures. As well as illustration, Ed likes traveling, playing computer games and walking little Ted (his Jack Russell).

Ask The Author!www.rem4students.com

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Comprehension & Extension:

• Retell the Story: Five Finger Retell

Have students retell the story using their hands. Thumb: Characters Index Finger: Setting Middle Finger: Problem Ring Finger: Events Pinky Finger: Solution

• Text to Self Connection:

Which fairy tale character is your favorite? Why?

• Extension: Draw and Write: Add a New Character

Think of a fairy tale character not used in the story. Make a new scene adding that character to the story. Be sure to incorporate something unique to that character to the story (like the witch’s house from Hansel and Gretel or Snow White’s mirror).

Sight Words I Used:acresenemies hurryreached rumblestripped

Words to Know:

(See activity on page 22.)

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