Summary
Pat Hutchins's nearly wordless classic: Rosie the hen sets off on a calm walk around the farmyard -- across the yard, around the pond, over the haystack, past the mill, through the fence, and under the beehives -- never noticing the clumsy fox whose every sneak-attack backfires. A perfect film for positional words and reading a story from its pictures.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Rosie the hen takes a peaceful walk -- never noticing the fox chasing her!
- Where does Rosie go on her walk? Use position words like over, under, and around.
- What keeps happening to the fox behind her?
- The story barely uses words. How do the pictures tell you what's going on?
- Does Rosie ever know the fox is there? How can you tell?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: across, around, over, past, through, under
- Walk a stuffed animal "over," "under," and "around" a desk while a partner names each position.
- Draw a map of Rosie's walk and label two places using a position word.