The Little Red Hen is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 550 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
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"The Little Red Hen" by Paul Galdone is a timeless children's classic that teaches the value of hard work and personal responsibility. The story revolves around a diligent little red hen who finds a grain of wheat and decides to plant it. Throughout the process of growing the wheat, harvesting it, and turning it into bread, the little red hen asks for help from her animal friends. However, each time she asks, they refuse to assist her, claiming they are too busy. Undeterred, the little red hen perseveres and completes each task on her own. In the end, when the warm, delicious bread is ready, the little red hen enjoys it all by herself, demonstrating the importance of reaping the rewards of one's labor. Through colorful illustrations and simple yet powerful storytelling, "The Little Red Hen" encourages children to understand the value of hard work, cooperation, and the satisfaction that comes from taking responsibility for one's actions.
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Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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