the very lonely firefly

The Very Lonely Firefly By: Keke Leonard

Learning Objective Students will create their own firefly

that contains the right colors and number of parts needed to show that they fully understand the task at hand.

Vocabulary Head lights Flash light Firefly/Fireflies Owl Lantern Candle Light bulb Fireworks

Assessment Students will have to identify where to

put the proper parts in place on the firefly

Making colors agree as well They will also have to write a sentence

describing some of the things the firefly goes through in the story, as well as the way he looks

Materials/Resources Title: The Very Lonely Firefly Author: Eric Carle Publishing Date: July 19, 1999

Sponge Activity Plan “B” Sequence game Arrange story in the right order in

which they occurred. Right number sequence will be written

on the back of an index card.

Hook

Initiation

Jar of fireflies They can observe how they maneuver

and function Introduce actual activity

Instructional Strategies Split into small groups show the model of the completed

firefly assist the kids in creating the

appropriate firefly go over the story once again create their own sentence about the

firefly

Closure Go over some fireflies Why does that go there ? What happens when the firefly does ___

? Is the _____ the right color ?