Joanne Hwang 教學宅急便

A House for Hermit Crab - by Eric Carle

＊ before telling this story, you can talk about the sea world with kids first.

＊ The story

  - A hermit crab has outgrown his shell and is looking for a new one

  - along they way, me meets new friends who eventually help him decorate his new home

  - One by one, he finds sea creatures to transform the plain shell into a place that feels
     like home

  - in the end, he finds a smaller crab who accepts his offer of the house

＊ Lesson Plan

  - Before reading：what makes a house a home?

  - What to know

     - January to December

     - Sea anemones, starfish, coral, snails, sea urchins, seaweed, lantern fish, pebbles

     - Sponges, barnacles, clown fish, sand dollar, electric eels

- Quantity measurement

     - some sea anemones

     - A flock of starfish

    - some coral

    - A group of snails

    - several sea urchins

    - a forest of seaweed

    - a school of lantern fish

    - a pile of pebbles

  - Sentence Pattern

      - Would one of you be willing to ______ my house?

      - How ______ you are. How _____ it is.

  - Exercises

      - Color and cut out the patterns and glue them to craft sticks

      - Use the puppets to retell the story

      - Make up new stories about the characters in A House For Hermit Crab

      - Write about a dreamhouse

      - A play for a House for Hermit Crab