G2 Unit 2 Week 2

Weekly Concept Animals in Stories Essential Question What can animals in stories teach us?

Animal Lessons Do you know the story of the Tortoise and the Hare?The Hare is ahead in a race with a slow Tortoise so he decides to take a nap. Then Tortoise ends up winning the race! Animals in stories teach us lessons. Animals in stories help us learn about each other. Talk About t Talk with a partner about the lessons we learn from animals in stories. Write the lessons on the word web.

Vocabulary Use the picture and sentence to learn each word.

Your Turn Pick three words. Write three questions for your partner to answer.

Genre·Fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf Essential Question What can animals in stories teach us? Read to find out what a shepherd boy learns.

Long ago a shepherd boy sat on a hilltop watching the village sheep. He was not fond of his job. He didn't like it one bit. He would have liked something wonderful to happen, but nothing remarkable ever did. The shepherd boy watched the clouds move softly by to stay busy. He saw horses, dogs, and dragons in the sky. He made up stories with these things as characters.