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The Little Engine That Could. By Watty Piper. http://www.imagineitresources.com. fine dining car We ate dinner in the train’s fine dining car . fine – very nice dining car - A room on a train where meals are served and eaten. riddles Two boys tried to solve riddles during recess.
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The Little Engine That Could By Watty Piper http://www.imagineitresources.com
fine dining carWe ate dinner in the train’s finedining car. fine – very nice dining car - A room on a train where meals are served and eaten.
riddlesTwo boys tried to solve riddles during recess. riddle a question or problem that is hard to solve
yardsThe train was switched to a new track at the train yards. yards – a place for railroad cars
Trains • What do you know about trains? • What are different parts of a train? • Where do trains go? • How do trains help people?
Genre – fiction • Focus questions – read to find out… • Will the Little Blue Engine get over the mountain? • What did you learn from the Little Blue Engine?
Read pages 42-45 • What does the little train carry? • What kind of toy animals does the train carry? • Use the picture clues and what you know about clowns to answer – Why does the clown look funny?
Read pages 46-49 • Besides toys, what else does the little train carry? • What does the train do after it tries to start up again? • Why do you think the train came to a stop?
Read pages 50 - 53 • Who tries to help the little train move? • Why do you think the animals and dolls wanted to be helpful? • What do the dolls and toys want the Shiny New Engine to do?
read ages 54-57 • How do the dolls and toys feel when the Shiny New Engine refuses to help? • What do you think the people riding on the shiny new train like about this train? • What does the clown do to stop the Big Strong Engine?
Review • Where was the Little Engine going? • What was he hauling on his train? • Who wanted his cargo? • What happened to the Little Engine? • Why wouldn’t the Shiny New Engine help the little train over the mountain? • What do you think the second engine will do?
Read p. 58-61 • Why won’t the Big Strong Engine help? • What does the Big Strong Engine carry? • Why is this engine the same as the first engine? • Why does the clown call out “Look! Look!”? • How does the Little Blue Engine ask its question?
Read p. 62-65 • Name some things you learned about the Little Blue Engine. • Why does the Little Blue Engine feel that she might not be able to help the little train? • What does she finally decide to do?
Read p. 66-69 • Why do you think the Little Blue Engine keeps repeating ‘I think I can”. • How fast does the train move at first? • How do you think the Little Blue Engine is feeling as it tries to go up the mountain? • What does the Little Blue Engine do when she reaches the top of the mountain? • How do you think she feels?
Why do you think this story fits well with the Unit I Think I can? • Remember • Be determined – don’t give up • Phils. 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
Now it’s your turn to write. Write a story.Choose one of the following… • Write four or five sentences • Someday I think I can _________________. • Write a story about something that you were determined to learn to do. • Make up a story about a toy that tried to do something but had to get help.