Name of Student Aaron Lloyd

Contributor

Genre Picture Book

Title & Picture My Friend Rabbit

Author Eric Rohmann

Illustrator Eric Rohmann

Grade Level Pre K - 1st

Summary Though he means well, Rabbit's exuberance gets him into trouble at
times. Still, his friend Mouse lets him fly his toy plane, which of course
ends up in a tree. Rabbit's inventive solution to get the plane down
doesn't exactly work ... but wait, not to worry, he has a new idea.

Lesson Plan One

Activity Name Rearrange Story

Domain/Discipline Literacy and Physical Health and Development

Standard/Goal 2.2.3 Demonstrates progress in abilities to

retell and dictate stories from books and
experience to act out stories in dramatic
play; and to predict what will happen next
in a story and 8.2.1 Develops growing strength, dexterity,
and control needed to use tools such as
scissors, paper punch, stapler, and hammer. and 8.2.2 Grows in
hand-eye coordination in building with blocks, putting together puzzles,
reproducing shapes and patterns, stringing beads, and using scissors.

Materials Needed ● scissors

● glue sticks
 ● index cards
● writing pencils
● envelopes
● cereal boxes
Set Up and Prepare
Make color copies of the page toward the middle of the book, that
features a deer, alligator, and bear being carried away by rabbits. If you
don't have a color copier available, try scanning it on your computer and
printing it out with colored ink. You will need one copy per student.On
the index cards, write "first," "second," and "third," creating enough
cards for each student to have their own set.

Directions Students should use their glue stick to paste their copy onto a piece of
cardboard taken from the side of a cereal box. This will act as a backing
to give the copy some stability. Next, students can use their scissors to
cut the picture into three parts, with cuts between the deer and alligator
and the alligator and bear. Using the pencils, students should write their
name on an envelope, and on the back of each piece of their picture.

After passing out the sets of index cards, have students write their name
on the backs, and review what the cards say. Ask them to line up their
pictures in the same order that they appear in the book. Have them place
their index cards beneath the appropriate picture to label the first,
second, and third animal.

Try rearranging the order of the animals, asking students to put the
alligator first, the bear second, and the deer third. They can then label
them with their index cards. Once they've tried rearranging them a few
times, students should store all of the pieces in their envelope and share
them with someone at home.

Resource http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/my-friend-rabbit-lesson
-plan

Lesson Plan Two

Activity Name Airplanes!

Domain/Discipline Physical Health and Development

Standard/Goal 8.1.1 Shows increasing levels of proficiency, control, and balance in

walking, climbing, running, jumping, hopping, skipping, marching, and
galloping and 8.1.2 Demonstrates increasing abilities to coordinate
movements in throwing, catching, kicking, bouncing balls, and using
 the slide and swing and 8.2.2 Grows in hand-eye coordination in
building with blocks, putting together puzzles, reproducing shapes and
patterns, stringing beads, and using scissors and 8.2.3 Progresses in
abilities to use writing.drawing, and art tools, including pencils,
markers, chalk, paint brushes, and various types of technology.

Materials Needed Cardboard or strong paper

markers

Directions Give each student a piece of cardboard/paper.

They will use this to create their plane. Once they are completed
building or folding their plane, pass out markers to start decorating the
plaines.
Once that is complete take outside to fly.

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Lesson Plan Three

Activity Name Rabbit Could Have…..

Domain/Discipline Approaches to Learning and

Standard/Goal 7.3.1 Develops increasing ability to find

more than one solution to a question, task,
or problem and

Materials Needed Worksheet

Pencil

Directions Write a different version of the story showing an alternate way for
Rabbit to solve the problem.

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Lesson Plan Four

Activity Name Sing the Story

Domain/Discipline Creative Arts

Standard/Purpose 5.1.1 Participates with increasing interest

and enjoyment in a variety of music
activities, including listening, singing,
finger plays, games, and performances.
Materials Needed Nothing

Directions Directions: Choose words from the line below to complete each line in
the song. Tune: 'Hush Little Baby'
tree.....fell..... friend..... worry..... mouse
In the yard outside the house
Was a Rabbit and a (1)____________________
Oh, dear, what is that they see
Plane has landed in a (2)______________________
Get the plane down, hurry, hurry
Rabbit said, "Not to (4)____________ "
The animals helped but sad to tell
The animals tumbled and they (4)______________________
Rabbit is still mouse's (5) ___________________
Now this song comes to an end.

Resource http://www.nancypolette.com/LitGuidesText/myfriendrabbit.htm