Joanne Hwang 教學宅急便

The Grouchy Ladybug - by Eric Carle

＊ The Bad-Tempered Ladybird

＊ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUtCr5YPgK4

＊ a grouchy little ladybug who spends all day picking fights with animals much bigger
     than she is.

＊ Lesson Plan

  - Grade level：1-2

  - A fun telling time lesson

  - Key vocabulary used in the lesson：clock, hands, arrow, o’clock, time, hour,
    clockwise, counter-clockwise

  - Vocabulary ( 6 a .m. ~ 12 p.m.)

        EX：6 a.m.：met - a yellow jacket – showing stinger

                 7 a .m.：met - a stag beetle – opening jaws

                  8 a .m.：came across – a praying mantis – reaching out long front legs

                  9 a .m.：(almost) flew into – a sparrow – opening sharp beak

＊    Questions for students

- What they like the most about the story

- What their favorite time of day

＊ Exercises

  - Chart the activities of the grouchy ladybug that day

  - Draw and describe the main character

  - Make their own adventure for the ladybug

  - Make a daily schedule

  - Discover the meaning of respect

  - Discuss personal feelings of respect and then role play

  - Research facts about ladybugs and make their own

＊    故事很長，若一次講完，可能講到下午的部份，孩子都累了。也許可以考慮分兩次講。