The Grouchy

Ladybug
Good
Morning
Lets share
some aphids

GO AWAY!
They are mine!
Want to fight?

Based on the
book by Eric Carle KG-Grade 1

The Grouchy Ladybug

Original Story by: Eric Carle
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Story: The Grouchy Ladybug

Understanding feelings and being grouchy

Understanding feelings: what it means to be grouchy

TOPIC: The Grouchy

Understanding the term grouchy

Ladybug

Relating personal feelings and experiences I feel grouchy

when

Understanding positive/negative behaviors towards others

INTRODUCTION TO NEW

Connecting the size of the animals to the ladybug

I start the lesson by showing the new book and reading the title. I
ask students if they know what the term Grouchy means and we
generate a brief discussion. I provide a definition and synonyms
to the same word (grumpy, cross, moody, generally unhappy).

Learning that ladybugs eat

aphids

READ THE TEXT (I use a SQ3R system when reading the book -scan,
question, read, respond, review). I ready the book with the students. I
have an EFL class so I sequence the events using pictorial

Learning what it means to be

grouchy

representations AS I READ but you can leave this part for after the
story as well.

AFTER THE BOOK

Use any of the visuals provided to create a board graphic
organizer/ visual display of the story plot
ASK Key Questions about Text and illicit sharing ideas
Look at the pictures, what do you notice about the animals?
about their size? How do you think the animals size makes the
ladybug feel?
What does the ladybug say after each encounter? Why do you
think she says that?
Why do you think the ladybug was grouchy? (this brings a lot of
discussion from the students as they guess different scenarios)

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Story: The Grouchy Ladybug

Understanding feelings and being grouchy
There are several options for student
assessment/output:
Students share their
understanding of the term
Grouchy and express their
personal feelings through
various written works

OPTION 1
Students draw their face to
show when they are
grouchy and when they are
happy.

OPTION 2
Students express what they
would look like if they were
the grouchy ladybug by
drawing their grouchy face.

OPTION 3
Students write and draw
about being grouchy.

ELA-Day 4-Page 2/2

Name:____________________________

Draw a picture of what you look like

when you are feeling grouchy.

Name:_________________________________

Name:_________________________________

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Good Morning
Lets share
some aphids

GO AWAY!
They are mine!
Want to fight?

If you
insist!

HEY YOU!
Want to fight?

Youre not big

enough!

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If you
insist!

HEY YOU!
Want to
fight?

Youre not big

enough!

If you
insist!

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HEY YOU!
Want to
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Youre not big

enough!

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If you
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HEY YOU!
Want to
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Youre not
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If you
insist!
HEY YOU!
Want to
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Youre not
big enough!

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If you
insist!

HEY YOU!
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Youre not
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If you
insist!

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HEY YOU!
Want to
fight?
Youre not
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If you
insist!

HEY YOU!
Want to
fight?
Youre not
big enough!

If you
insist!

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HEY YOU!
Want to
fight?
Youre not
big
enough!

If you
insist!

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HEY YOU!
Want to
fight?
Youre not
big
enough!

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If you
insist!

HEY YOU!
Want to
fight?
Youre not
big
enough!

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HEY YOU!
Want to
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HEY YOU!
Want to
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HEY YOU!
Want to
fight?

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HEY YOU!
Want to
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Welcome
back! You can
have some
for dinner.

THANK YOU!

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THANK YOU!

Name:______________________________________________________

Good Morning
Lets share
some aphids

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GO AWAY!
They are mine!
Want to fight?

ady bug
If you
insist!

HEY YOU!
Want to fight?

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Youre not big

enough!

ellow Jack

If you
insist!

HEY YOU!
Want to
fight?

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Youre not big

enough!

eetle
If you
insist!

HEY YOU!
Want to
fight?

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Youre not big

enough!

raying Mantis

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If you
insist!

HEY YOU!
Want to
fight?
Youre not
big enough!

parrow

If you
insist!

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HEY YOU!
Want to
fight?

Youre not
big enough!

obster

If you
insist!

kunk
If you
insist!

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oa Constrictor

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If you
insist!

yena

If you
insist!

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orilla

If you
insist!

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hinoceros

10

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lephant

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hale

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lipper

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in

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HEY YOU!
Want to
fight?

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ail

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Good Morning
Lets share
some aphids

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GO AWAY!
They are mine!
Want to fight?

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The grouchy ladybug met

a friendly ladybug

The grouchy ladybug met a

Yellow Jack

The grouchy ladybug met a

Stag Beetle

The grouchy ladybug met a

Praying Mantis

The grouchy ladybug met a

Sparrow

The grouchy ladybug met a

Lobster

The grouchy ladybug met a

Skunk

The grouchy ladybug met a

Boa Constrictor

The grouchy ladybug met a

Hyena

The grouchy ladybug met a

Gorilla

The grouchy ladybug met a

Rhinoceros

The grouchy ladybug met an

Elephant

The grouchy ladybug

met a Whale

The grouchy ladybug met the

Whales Flipper

The grouchy ladybug met the

Whales Fin

Want to
Fight?

The grouchy ladybug met the

Whales Tail
The grouchy ladybug met
the friendly ladybug again.

The grouchy ladybug

and friendly ladybug
went to sleep.

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