Skills Unit 2 Teacher Guide - EngageNY

Introducing the Story
• Tell students today they will read the continuation of the story “The Hare and
the Hedgehog.” Review “The Hare and the Hedgehog” by discussing the
characters, the setting, and the plot.
Previewing the Spellings and Vocabulary
Worksheet 10.4
• Write the words listed in the chart on the board and have students read them
aloud as a class.
• When previewing the spellings, you may also explain any vocabulary you
anticipate might be unfamiliar to students.
• Additionally, students may need some guidance in chunking the words into
syllables. You may want to use your hand to cover the second syllable of a
word as students read the first syllable. Then use your hand to cover the first
syllables as students read the second syllable. After both syllables have been
read, ask students to blend and read. (Please refer to Appendix B to learn
more about chunking syllables to decode words.)
For more information
on syllable division and
chunking, please see
Appendix B.
‘er’ Multi-Syllable and ‘er’ Two Syllables
stern per | fect out | lined
pow | er | ful
clev | er
runn | er
puck | ered
Purpose for Reading
If some student pairs
finish the worksheet early,
they may illustrate one
of the words or phrases
from the Supplemental
Materials section. You
should write several of
these words or phrases on
the board or chart paper
prior to starting small
group work.
• Have students turn to their partner and share what they think will happen in
today’s story. What is the hedgehog’s plan? Will it work?
• Tell students they will now read “How the Hedgehog Tricked the Hare” to
discover if their predictions are correct.
• If some pairs finish reading the story before others, they may complete
Worksheet 10.4 together. Remind students to note the page in the Reader on
which the correct answer is located. Save at least five minutes for the
wrap-up discussion.
Wrap-Up
• Review Worksheet 10.4 as a class.
• When the class has finished reading the story use the questions below to fill
in the story chart and promote a discussion of the story.
Unit 2 | Lesson 10 97
© 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation