Frightened Lion
Frightened Lion
Title
The Frightened LionReading Text
One night, Lion is getting ready to sleep. Suddenly, he hears a strange sound: 'Tap, tap, tap.' He is very afraid! He thinks there is a monster outside the window. Lion wants to protect himself, so he puts on a bicycle helmet and holds a baseball bat. He hides under his bed with a blanket over his head. However, it is not a monster. It is a little frog! The frog is wearing tap shoes and dancing. The lion's imagination made him scared for no reason.
Activities
Vocabulary
- Text: A scary creature that is not real.
- Text: To speak very quietly.
- Text: A hard hat worn to protect the head.
- Text: A warm cloth used to cover oneself in bed.
- Text: Very silly or funny to look at.
- Text: To make a long, high sound because of fear.
- Label: MonsterAnswer: A
- Label: WhisperAnswer: B
- Label: HelmetAnswer: C
- Label: BlanketAnswer: D
- Label: RidiculousAnswer: E
- Label: SquealAnswer: F
- Before: The lion thinks there is a scaryAnswer: monsterAfter: outside his window.
- Before: He puts a bicycleAnswer: helmetAfter: on his head for safety.
- Before: When the lion is scared, he hides under hisAnswer: blanketAfter: .
- Before: Sometimes ourAnswer: imaginationAfter: makes things seem scarier than they are.
- Before: The lion looksAnswer: ridiculousAfter: hiding with a baseball bat.
- Text: To be generatedAnswer: Lion is getting ready for bed.
- Text: To be generatedAnswer: He hears a strange sound.
- Text: To be generatedAnswer: A frog is dancing outside.
- Text: To be generatedAnswer: The noise is not scary.
- Text: To be generatedAnswer: He hides under the bed.
Comprehension
- Text: Lion hears a sound while getting ready for bed.Answer: true
- Text: The sound is coming from the television.Answer: false
- Text: Lion thinks the sound is a monster.Answer: true
- Text: Lion hides in the bathroom.Answer: false
- Text: The noise was made by a dancing frog.Answer: true
Written Expression
- Text: What things are you afraid of (e.g., spiders, the dark)? Why?
- Text: Do you have a favorite bedtime story or routine? Describe it.
Here are some example answers:
1. Fear:
- "I am afraid of spiders because they have too many legs."
- "I don't like the dark, so I sleep with a light on."
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