His stories are always fun and entertaining, but they carry messages of hope and kindness as well. Lionni had perfectly captured the magic of collage-style illustrations years before Eric Carle came onto the scene, and has such beautiful, timeless stories. After having spent a fortune tracking down two out of print books of his, I am overjoyed to find one of his wonderful books is once again in print. Leo Lionni began writing children's books in the early '60s and many of his were childhood favourites of mine. When I saw Leo Lionni's name on this book, I couldn't snatch it up quickly enough. In order to help ELL students learn the words, it may be helpful to use realia and/or to teach cognates.Summary: A lovely story of friendship, hope and accepting yourself as you are. If time permits, have students record the words on a Vocabulary Discovery Chart or in a Word Journal. If time permits, have students create more examples for the vocabulary words.

The red roses have turned white overnight.Your bed is unmade when you get home, even though you made it this morning.A strange package shows up in the living room.If you think they tell about things that are mysterious, say mysterious. If you have a secret, others might think you're behaving mysteriously. The sandwich I made mysteriously disappeared I don’t know who took it. Mysteriously means something happens in an unknown way or with a secret attached. If you might feel envy at these times, say envy. I'm going to name some things your friend gets to do. You might experience envy if you've always wanted a dog and then your friend gets one. The girl felt envy when her neighbor went on a trip to the beach. Repeat this process for each vocabulary word.Įnvy means jealousy or bad feelings if someone has something you want. Then refer to the text to show how the word was used in context. Does anyone remember how this word was used in the text?Ĭall on students to answer the question. If you hear a vocabulary word while I am reading, raise your hand.Ĥ. Make sure to listen for today’s vocabulary words and to think about how they are used in the story.

Introduce the three vocabulary words you have chosen.īefore we read the story, I want to introduce some new words that we will come across. Today we are going to read a story entitled Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse.Ģ. Write the vocabulary words on the board or on chart paper. Select three Tier Two vocabulary words to teach your students.

Alexander the wind up mouse