Introduction: Since reviewing is an important skill for developing children, I hope to upload Reading Review Guides so that parents may go over what their child heard during their library time. I will also be offering teacher copies in case they would like to use them in their classroom.
Reading
Review Guide:
Once Upon
a Goat
Author: Dan Richards, Illustrator: Eric Barclay
Summary
Prompts for Students
1. What did
the king and queen wish for? (a child*** one humorous element in this story relies on the reader's understanding that "kid" can mean both a baby human and a baby goat)
2. Why were
the king and queen upset? (there was a baby goat on their doorstep instead of a kid)
3. Why do
the king and queen let the goat back into the palace? (it was raining outside and the goat could not find shelter)
4. What
mistake did the fairy godmother make? (she accidentally gave a baby goat to the king and queen and a baby human to the goat parents)
5. How does
the story end? (the king and queen let the goat family move into the palace with them)
Possible Themes/Morals
·
Even mistakes can lead to happy endings
·
The meaning of family; not all families look the
same (parents & siblings; children and goats)
Vocabulary
and Key Terms
·
kid (noun): a young child, but it can also mean a baby goat
·
hearth (noun): the area in front of a fireplace
·
blustery (adjective): stormy, windy
·
sincere (adjective): honest, truthful, genuine
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