Lesson Plan

Little Sock
Story Summary
Every day is the same for Little Sock. He gets worn,
he gets dirty, he gets washed. His friends don’t
seem to mind the routine, but Little Sock dreams of
something new. So one night, Little Sock decides to
leave his drawer in search of adventure…to find the
fabled land known as Sock City!

Follow Little Sock on this adorable journey about

bravery and aspiration. Little ones will discover that
sometimes in order to fulfill a dream we have to be
Book Information courageous and try things that might seem a bit scary
Run Time 4:23 at first.

Author Kia Heise & Christopher D. Park

Lesson Focus
Illustrator Christopher D. Park Adventure

Narrator Lucy Capri and Emily Wold

Publisher Sleeping Bear Press

Activity Ideas
Drawing/Writing
Ages 3–8
Draw a picture and write a story about visiting a place
Genre Fiction you have heard about and would like to go.

Themes & Ideas adventure, bravery, inspiration Being Brave

Write a story about a time you had to be brave to try
Language & many descriptive words something new.
Literary Features
Sentence Mostly simple sentences with a few Sock Puppet
Complexity compound sentences. Make a sock puppet—use it to retell Little Sock.
Vocabulary drawer, worn, dirty, washed, magical,
adventure. tunnel, exciting, striped, polka- Additional activities can be found in the following
dot, smelly pages of this document.
Special routine, bored, adventure
Vocabulary
Illustrations Simple cartoon-like illustrations

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 Book Chat
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Little Sock
Every day is the same for Little Sock. He gets worn, he gets dirty, he Discuss the story and write your
gets washed. His friends don’t seem to mind the routine, but Little answers together.
Sock dreams of something new. So one night, Little Sock decides
to leave his drawer in search of adventure…to find the fabled land
known as Sock City! Little Sock demonstrates bravery and aspiration
as he makes the journey to Sock City showing that sometimes in
order to fulfill a dream we have to be courageous and try things that
might seem a bit scary at first.

What is Little Sock about?

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Do you have a routine that you follow everyday?

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What are somethings you can do when you are bored?

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Is there an adventure you would like to have?

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What help would you need to go on your adventure?

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 Vooks Pause & Ponder

Little Sock Pause at the indicated time

stamps and discuss the story

1:00 Do you ever feel like Little Sock feels?

1:30 Have you ever heard of a place like Sock City?

2:08 Have you ever been in a tunnel? Were you afraid?

2:19 What do you think is at the end of the tunnel?

3:38 What are some of the new and exciting things Little Sock sees in Sock City?

After viewing the Book:

1. What does it mean to be bored? What are some

things you can do so you aren’t bored?

2. Where is a place you have been that you would

like to bring a friend to?

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 Coloring Sheet NAME
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 Drawing and Writing NAME

Write a story about Little Sock’s next adventure in Sock

City. Draw a picture to illustrate and write the story below.

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 Memory Game
Instructions: 1. Cut out all the socks. 3. Turn over two cards 4. The person with the
at a time, trying to most matches wins.
2. Mix them up and place
find matches.
them all face down.

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 Coloring Sheet NAME
Can you find Little Sock in the picture? Little Sock is LITTLE
hiding in 5 different places. Circle all 5 to finish the activity. SOCK
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