The Moon Bowl
El tazón en la luna
Le bol de la Lune
The Moon Bowl
The Moon Bowl
The Moon Bowl
The Moon Bowl
Fairy Tale (fiction), 1,978 words, Level S (Grade 3)
In this clever spoof of traditional fairy tales, all the water in the world comes from an enormous bowl on the moon. The woman who tips over the bowl to provide water for people on Earth sometimes forgets to do her job. With washday approaching, everyone is quickly becoming annoyed with her. A brave woodchopper named Tom is sent to the moon to remedy the situation. Readers will enjoy predicting how he solves the problem and discovering the true identity of the person who controls the water.
Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand fictional text
Comprehension
Story Elements : Understand story elements of fairy tales
Grammar and Mechanics
Conjunctions : Identify the conjunction et used to combine sentences
Word Work
Similes : Recognize and understand similes
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
