Belling the cat

ENGLISH 3Day 1

mouse

mice

collar collars

Belling the Cat

Belling the Cat

A long time ago, there were three mice that lived in a big house. They had an enemy- Pat the Cat.

Now, Pat the Cat was a watchful cat.

She watched the house so closely that the three mice could hardly go out from their small hole.

They could not look for tasty food to eat.

So First Mouse called for a meeting to solve the problem. “We need to fool Pat the Cat,” said First Mouse. “Yes, or we will be so hungry, we will die,” agreed Second Mouse.

“What should we do to fool Pat?”The mice were silent for a while, thinking. Suddenly, Third Mouse shouted, “Oh, I know how!” “How?” asked First Mouse and Second Mouse.

“We can put a bell on Pat‟s collar. When Pat walks, the bell will ring. We will know where she is,” answered Third Mouse. “Then, we know when to hide and when to go out.”

“But who will bell the cat?” asked Second Mouse. “Not I!” said First Mouse. “If not you, then who?” asked Third Mouse, looking at Second Mouse.

“Uh-uh, not I!” said Second Mouse.“If not you, then who?” asked Third Mouse.  “You!” chorused First Mouse and Second Mouse.

“Not I!” answered Third Mouse.  So the three mice had a brilliant idea to solve the problem, but not one of them could do it.

1. Who wanted to put the bell on Pat’s collar? Why? (Third Mouse. So they would know where Pat the Cat was.) ·2. Why do you think no one wanted to bell the cat?

(Pat the Cat would surely catch the mouse who goes near her.) 3. What was wrong with the plan?

(It looked like a good plan but it could not be done.)

·4. What makes a plan to solve a problem a good plan?

(When someone can do it.)

5. What should we do when we plan to solve a problem?

(We make sure that it can be done.)

Complete the sentences about the picture with words from the box.

-collar -mouse

-fool -mice

1. I can see two (mice mouse). 2. The big (mouse, dog) has a (ball, collar). 3. The little (mouse, cat) is mad at the big mouse. “Why did you (eat, fool) me?” he asked.

ENGLISH 3Day 2

The mice were afraid of the cat.

The cat watched the mice closely.

The mice talked. The mice planned to bell the cat.

Lesson: Real or Make-BelieveSome things that happen in stories are real and some are make-believe.-If it can happen in real life, then it is real.-If it cannot happen in real life, then it is make-believe.

Look at the pictures. Tell which is real and make-believe.

Write R if the sentence is real and write MB if the sentence is make-believe

1. The cat runs after the mouse. 2. The mice play bingo.3. The dog has a collar.4. The fox sings to the crow. 5. The pot plays with the pan.6. The pitcher has some water. 7. The pitcher talks to the well.

Short o (-ob,-od, -og, -om, -on)

Name each picture. Encircle the correct name.

Using a Semantic WebWe use semantic web to

organize ideas.

runshout

edplanned

smart

Not brave

afraid

sad

Complete the semantic web below