Book Title: Dumpy La Rue
Author: Betsy LewinGrade Level Kit is intended for: 1-2
ISBN: 0-8050-6385-4
Concept or trait taught: Perseverance
Anticipatory Set: (How will you get their attention and activate schema or background knowledge?)
Share with someone around you three things that you know about pigs.
Listening Focus: (What should the students focus on as they listen?)
As you read the story ask the children to listen to what the other animals tell Dumpy La Rue.
Method for Sharing: (How will you present the story?)
Read the book in thirds. At the two stopping points remind the children quickly what they are listening for. After you have read the book, discuss the listening focus and things that the children remembered the other animals saying to Dumpy La Rue. Write these things on the board.
Instruction/Activity: (How will you teach about the intended concept and how will students apply and practice the concept (can use concrete object here)?
Define perseverance for the children. Write it up on the board. Review all the things that his friends were telling Dumpy La Rue and relate this to perseverance of how Dumpy kept doing what he loved to do.
Ask question…What other things can we persevere in life? (Illnesses, bad days, when school is hard).
Getting in groups of five or six children will have time to use dress ups or props in the classroom.They will then write a quick skit demonstrating one aspect of a character using perseverance. Using the aid and yourself to help brainstorming with the children, urge them to act our some of the ideas they talked about earlier. And ultimately remind them of how Dumpy La Rue acted when no one believed in him. Remind them that the definition of perseverance is helpful to refer to when they are making their skits.
This could either be a one day twenty minute activity or you could draw it out over a couple of days and even have them write down a script involving each person with a line or two to say.
Have everyone watch each other and remind them of how we need to be respectful and quite just as we would want if we were performing to the class.
Closure: (How will you tie all learning together and wrap it up?)
To wrap up after watching all of the skits, discuss each skit and have volunteers to share what they thought of other groups’ performance. Ask questions that pull at how perseverance can be seen every day all around us. Remind the children that it would be easy to be come discouraged and give up on some of the dreams we have and to give up when things get hard in life but that we always need to persevere.
Evaluation: (How will you know if the students understood the concept you shared?)
Have the children write in their journals for the day about what they have learned about perseverance. And ask them to write down specific goals of things that they were going to persevere through.
Look at journals afterwards to check for their understanding regarding the book and value.
Concrete Object: (A concrete object is to be included to help the children move from the abstract idea being presented to a concrete idea of what it means. Include a card detailing what it means and what the children would do with it to remind them of the lesson learned. It should inspire action for a small act they can do to practice the lesson taught.)
Dumpy La Rue
Concrete Object
Place the pig on your desk. You will watch your classmates through out the day. Watch for when someone is trying extra hard.
When someone is persevering through their assignments or a bad day pass the pig along to them.
Then let them put the pig on their desk until they find someone doing the same thing.
Gameboard Idea: (Include a sketch or details of an appropriate gameboard to use with this book. Gameboards should have approximately 15-25 moving spaces, depending on the type of board created. Also determine whether putting the situations on the board or on cards that are drawn is what you want. 12-15 role or situation spaces or cards would be appropriate. Include situations for game.)
Board sketch or idea:
Situations to be used on boards or cards (circle one). Include ideas.
Dumpy La Rue
You gave up on your math homework
last night.
Move back two spaces.
Dumpy La Rue
You kept trying to sound out your
spelling words until you got them.
Move forward two spaces.
Dumpy La Rue
You didn’t want to go to baseball
practice cause you didn’t think you
were that good.
Move back two spaces.
Dumpy La Rue
You realized that if you kept practicing
the piano you would be come better.
Move forward one space.
Dumpy La Rue
You gave up when boys and girls were
laughing at you because you couldn’t
Jump rope.
Move back two spaces.
Dumpy La Rue
You kept trying even when you couldn’t
do your cartwheel all the way.
Move forward three spaces.
Dumpy La Rue
You were afraid to read in class because
you didn’t know some of the words.
Move back one space.
Dumpy La Rue
You practiced your spelling words
until you had memorized all of them.
Move forward three spaces.
Dumpy La Rue
You read for an hour straight because you
were determined to understand the book.
Move forward two spaces.
Dumpy La Rue
You were unable to copy the words on
the board, so you gave up.
Move back two spaces.
Dumpy La Rue
You kept practicing your swing for baseball
all the way till the end of practice.
Move forward one space.
Dumpy La Rue
You didn’t want to get mad so you gave up
on your math homework without trying.
Move back two spaces.
Dumpy La Rue
Even though you were tired you
helped your mom clean the kitchen.
Move forward two spaces.
Dumpy La Rue
Even though your friends laughed at you
you stayed inside and finished your homework
on recess.
Move forward one space.
Dumpy La Rue
You learned how to dance because
you didn’t give up when it was hard.
Move forward one space.
Dumpy La Rue
You finally made a goal in your
soccer game because you
practiced all week long.
Move forward two spaces.
Dumpy La Rue
You finished your book for class
even when you wanted to be playing
outside with your friends.
Move forward two spaces.
Activity Cards: (Each card should include an idea and directions for extending understanding and learning in relevant, meaningful ways. These activities should touch many different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy and you will be asked to identify what level of thinking each activity reaches. Include this level in parenthesis at the bottom of each card. You will also need a variety of learning styles including oral, visual, and kinesthetic. These extensions will be cross-curricular into other areas of learning such as art or writing, but relevance rather than cuteness is top priority here. Include at least six.)
Dumpy La Rue
Activity#1
In the dramatic play center act out the story of Dumpy La Rue. You could change the animals to whatever animals you wish. Remember how Dumpy La Rue persevered throughout the story and how he never gave up.
Blooms Level: Analysis
Dumpy La Rue
Activity #2
On Recess today remember to persevere when things don’t go your way. If you don’t get a turn to use one of the balls or jump ropes remember that tomorrow is a new day and that you will be able to do what you want soon. Don’t give up.
Blooms Level: Application
Dumpy La Rue
Activity#3
Write in your journal one or two ways that you plan on persevering. Think of specific things in your life you need to be persevering.
Blooms level: Evaluation
Dumpy La Rue
Activity#4
Illustrate the main idea of Dumpy La Rue using your art materials in your classroom. Share this drawing with your teacher so that she can display it to your classmates.
Blooms level: Comprehension
Dumpy La Rue
Activity#5
Write down all of the words you remember from the story of Dumpy La Rue. After you have spent four to five minutes brainstorming, look through the book and write down any of the important words you missed.
Blooms Level: Knowledge
Dumpy La Rue
Activity#6
Devise a plan to remember to persevere when things get tough in life. Write your plan down so that you can remember it.
Blooms Level: Synthesis