Before we read

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Before we read
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The Kite

• Written By Arnold Lobel

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• Arnold Lobel
• Arnold Lobel wrote and illustrated many, many
  books during his lifetime. His drawings of cats,
  mice, pigs, and other animals are favorites of
  children everywhere. Arnold Lobel grew up in
  Schenectady, New York, where he lived with his
  grandparents. When he graduated from art school,
  he married Anita Kempler, and they moved to New
  York. He and his wife had two children, Adam and
  Adrianne.
• When he first started drawing pictures for
  children's books, Arnold Lobel got many of his
  ideas from the cartoons his children liked to
  watch.
• Arnold Lobel used to tell stories and illustrate
  them to entertain his classmates when he was a
  young boy.
• He said that taking books out of the library was
  one of the things he loved to do most when he was
  a child

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Frogs and Toads

• How are they alike?
• How are they different?

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Lets Predict

• Is it hard to keep trying when others tell you to
  give up?
• Is it easier to try when a friend is trying with
  you?

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VOCABULARY

• meadow
• junk
• frog
• toad
• ground
• grass
• kite
• thud
• across
• joke
• watched
• laughter
• perhaps
• crashed
• throw

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How do these Black History Vocabulary words
relate to Frog Toad?

• tolerance
• courage
• commitment
• determination

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Cause and Effect

• Cause Why it happened
• Effect What happened

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Lets Read
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Cause Effect

• Cause - Toad held the kite and ran.
• Effect The kite went up, then fell.
• Cause The Robins told him to give up.
• Effect Toad gave up.
• Cause The Robins mean words.
• Effect - ?

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Cause Effect

• Sometimes its easier to think backwards
• Effect The kite climbed higher and higher.
• Cause Toad did not give up, so he eventually
  caught the wind.
• Effect Toad and Frog are so happy!
• Cause They finally got the kite to fly!

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Why do Frog and Toad have a great friendship?
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Lets Talk About It

• What do you think Frog and Toad learn from their
  adventures with their kite?
• Why did Toad keep trying in this story?
• Why does this story fit with our Concept ? Board
  theme Keep Trying?

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• What do Frog and the Itsy Bitsy Spider teach you
  about trying?

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GOALS

• What was Frog and Toads goal?
• Think about a goal you have
• What do you need to do to accomplish that goal?
• How do you feel when your hard work pays off and
  you reach your goal?