By Barbara Reid (2006)
| Introduction | About the Willows | Strategies | Lessons | Helpful Resources | References |
Summary
One day, Fox, who was always on his own, spots some animals moving past him in groups of two. He follows the many pairs of animals to see what is going on. Soon the tired animals stop to rest and ask Fox to join them. The animals continue their journey through country and city. Along the way Fox, who has gotten lost, manages to help two doves that, in turn, help him find his way. Finally, they reach the ark where Fox meets another fox. Together, they climb inside with all the other animals.
Strategies
Many strategies could be used with this picture book. Each one of the strategies listed below could be used with modeled or guided activities:
Connections
- Text- to- Text
compare with other books about Noah including Barbara Reid's Two by Two
Imagery
- imagining what a group of animals would sound like, smell like etc.
Questions
- How has the illustrator made the pictures?
- What do students know about how foxes live?
- What would it be like to live on a boat for a long time?
- Why are the foxes looking at the rainbow at the end of the book?
Strategies used in the Activities from the Willow Awards Site
2007 Shining Willow Award Nominee - Fox Walked Alone
From http://www.willowawards.ca/nomdescribe/fox.htm
- Design clay or plasticine animals - Synthesis
- Create a diorama - Synthesis
- Build a habitat using a specific location area or country - Inference
| Making Connections | Questioning | Visualizing | Making Inferences | Determining Importance | Synthesis | Monitoring Meaning |
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| Fox Walked Alone.doc | 26 KB |
