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The Little Engine That Could

• By Watty Piper

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fine dining carWe ate dinner in the trains fine
dining car.
fine very nice dining car - A room on a train
where meals are served and eaten.
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riddlesTwo boys tried to solve riddles during
recess.
riddle a question or problem that is hard to solve
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yardsThe train was switched to a new track at
the train yards.
yards a place for railroad cars
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Trains

• What do you know about trains?
• What are different parts of a train?
• Where do trains go?
• How do trains help people?

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Genre fiction

• Focus questions read to find out
• Will the Little Blue Engine get over the
  mountain?
• What did you learn from the Little Blue Engine?

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Read pages 42-45

• What does the little train carry?
• What kind of toy animals does the train carry?
• Use the picture clues and what you know about
  clowns to answer Why does the clown look funny?

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Read pages 46-49

• Besides toys, what else does the little train
  carry?
• What does the train do after it tries to start up
  again?
• Why do you think the train came to a stop?

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Read pages 50 - 53

• Who tries to help the little train move?
• Why do you think the animals and dolls wanted to
  be helpful?
• What do the dolls and toys want the Shiny New
  Engine to do?

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read ages 54-57

• How do the dolls and toys feel when the Shiny New
  Engine refuses to help?
• What do you think the people riding on the shiny
  new train like about this train?
• What does the clown do to stop the Big Strong
  Engine?

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Thats all folks!
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Review

• Where was the Little Engine going?
• What was he hauling on his train?
• Who wanted his cargo?
• What happened to the Little Engine?
• Why wouldnt the Shiny New Engine help the little
  train over the mountain?
• What do you think the second engine will do?

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Read p. 58-61

• Why wont the Big Strong Engine help?
• What does the Big Strong Engine carry?
• Why is this engine the same as the first engine?
• Why does the clown call out Look! Look!?
• How does the Little Blue Engine ask its question?

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Read p. 62-65

• Name some things you learned about the Little
  Blue Engine.
• Why does the Little Blue Engine feel that she
  might not be able to help the little train?
• What does she finally decide to do?

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Read p. 66-69

• Why do you think the Little Blue Engine keeps
  repeating I think I can.
• How fast does the train move at first?
• How do you think the Little Blue Engine is
  feeling as it tries to go up the mountain?
• What does the Little Blue Engine do when she
  reaches the top of the mountain?
• How do you think she feels?

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Why do you think this story fits well with the
Unit I Think I can?

• Remember
• Be determined dont give up
• Phils. 413 I can do all things through Christ
  who strengthens me.

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Now its your turn to write. Write a
story.Choose one of the following

• Write four or five sentences
• Someday I think I can _________________.
• Write a story about something that you were
  determined to learn to do.
• Make up a story about a toy that tried to do
  something but had to get help.