Hole in the King's Sock, The 6-pack Author: Dot Meharry ISBN: 9780790321332 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 2 Reading Level: H Strategy/Skill: Determining importance, Making predictions Genre: Tall Tale Theme/Topic: Communication Classification: Fiction Fluency: Fluent

Overview

In this humorous fairy tale, the king commands his servants to mend a hole in his sock.  Nothing works until, finally, the queen comes up with a solution that means the king will never have cold feet again.

Suggested Purposes

This text supports the comprehension strategies of making and confirming predictions and noting details in illustrations.  Repetition in the text provides support for less confident readers.

Text Features (Focus on only one or two per session.)

• the clear narrative structure
• the fairy tale elements
• the characterization of the king and queen
• the use of imperative language by the king
• the humor and the inclusion of modern elements in the illustrations
• the visual subplot involving the mouse
• the use of exclamation marks for emphasis
• the possessive apostrophe in the title
• the irregular verbs – came, gave, made, wove
• the double consonants – knitted, knitting, running
• the words with silent letters – dough, knit, knitted, knitting, stitched, wriggled
• the “old” rime – cold, gold
• Possible challenges
  • the words – learned, thread
  • the concept of knitting

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