Name: Catie Higgins

Day One
Stor
y
Tim
e
Plan
Chara
cters:
TeenyTiny
Woman
- she
was
curious
and
afraid
Theme
:
Fear
Ideas:
The
TeenyTiny
Woman
felt
curious
and
afraid
and
had to
overco
me a
fear
Plot:
The
woman

Day Two

Day Three

Title
:

Introduction of
Book:

Book
Introduction:

Book
Introduction:

The
Teen
yTiny
Wom
an

I show the
children the
cover of the
book, I tell them
that the books
title is TeenyTiny Woman
and that it is
written by Paul
Galdone. As I
show the
children the
cover, I point out
the woman lying
in the bed. I ask
the children
How do they
think she feels?

I show the
children the
cover briefly
and explain that
they have heard
this story before
and open the
book to the first
page. I explain
to the children
that they have
to pay close
attention to the
way the teenytiny woman
feels.

Say, Do you
remember the
title of this
book?
Open the book
and start
reading

Auth
or:
Paul
Gald
one
Illus
trat
or:
N/A
Sum
mar
y:

Set Purpose
for
Listening/First
Reading:

The
teen
ytiny
wom
an
finds
a
bone
in
the
chur
chya
rd
and
takes
it

While we
continue to look
at the cover of
the book, I ask
the children
Why do you
think she feels
scared? I then
say, I wont tell
you everything
that happens in
the story, but
this teeny-tiny
woman is scared
of something.
Lets read and
find out what she

Set Purpose
for Second
Reading:
After saying to
the children
that they need
to pay close
attention to the
way the teenytiny woman
feels, I say
Lets see if we
can remember
how the woman
got so scared
and how she
deals with being
scared. What
did she find?
Where did she
find it?
Reconstruct

Set Purpose
for Third
Reading:
On the third
reading, lets
see if there is
anything we
missed or
havent talked
about during
this book
reading
Reinforce
Comprehensio
n With Guided
Reconstructio
n of Story:

Why did
she take
the
bone?
What
happene
d next?
Why do
you think
she feels
like that?

Discussion

was
afraid
in
several
places
like in
a
church
yard
and at
the
teenytiny
woman
s
home

hom
e but
chan
ges
her
mind
in
the
midd
le of
the
night

is scared of and
how she
overcomes it.
Pay close
attention to her
facial
expressions
Discussion
During
Reading:

Conflic
t/Prob
lem:

The
woman
has to
overco
me a
fear

What
does it
mean to
be teenytiny?
Where do
you think
she is
going?
What
type of
facial
expressio
n is she
making?
How do
you think
she feels?
Would
you have
taken the
bone?
How does
the moon
feel? How
can you
tell?
Would
you be
scared?
DO you
notice
anything
about the
voice?

Narrative and
Reinforce
Knowledge:

How
does the
woman
feel?
How can
we tell
how she
feels?

Build Off
Knowledge to
Engage in
Higher Level
Thinking:

Would
you be
scared if
you
heard
that
voice
late at
night?
Why do
you think
she was
scared?
How did
she deal
with it?

Discussion
After Reading:

Is there
anything
that you
would
have
done
differentl
y than
the

After Reading:

Is there
anything
that we
missed
this time
around?
What
stood
out in
your
mind the
most
with this
reading?
Is there
anything
you
would
have
done
differentl
y than
the
teenytiny
woman?

Use as a
Jumping Off
Point to Build
Knowledge
and/or
Enhance
Skills:

In whole
group or
large
group:
Talk
more
about
fears and
how we
can
overcom

What is
happenin
g with it?
What
should
the teenytiny
woman
do about
the bone?
How did
the teenytiny
woman
overcome
her fear
of the
voice?

Clarification of
Vocabulary:
Teeny-tiny
very, very, small
Village- a place
where people
live
Bonnet- a
womans hat
Cupboard- a
place to keep
things
Frightenedscared
Churchyard- a
cemetery
Discussion
After Reading:

What was
the teenytiny
woman
afraid of?
Would

teenytiny
woman
did?
Is there
anything
that has
made
you as
scared
as the
teenytiny
woman
has?
How did
you
overcom
e your
fear?

e them
In whole
group or
small
group:
Read
more
books
about
fear
In small
group or
whole
group:
Talk
about
other
types of
emotions
or
feelings
people
might
have and
how they
can
overcom
e them.
Why do
we feel
those
emotions
at those
times?
In small
group or
whole
group:
Read
other
versions
of the
book
(different
authors)
and
compare
them

you have
been
scared
What kind
of facial
expressio
n is the
teeny-tiny
woman
making?
Why did
she take
the bone?
Would
you have
taken the
bone?
How did
the
woman
overcome
her fear
of the
voice?

Flipping to
Specific Pages
for
Clarification:
Page 5- how
does the teenytiny woman
look? Scared?
Frightened?
Calm?

Page 7- How
does she look
now?
Page 9- Look at
her face now.
She looks happy.
Why is she
happy?

For
music
and
moveme
nt, talk
about
instrume
nts or
music
that is
soft of
quiet
then
hard and
loud
Make
soup
since the
teenytiny
woman
never
got to
make it
For
science,
look at
and
observe
different
bones of
either
animals
or
people.
Add
props
into the
dramatic
play area
(dress up
clothes,
bonnet,
cupboard
, bone)
Add a
flannel
board

Page 18- what

would you do if
you heard that
voice? How did
the teeny-tiny
woman feel?
Page 20- How did
she overcome
her fear of the
voice here?
Would you have
gone to bed?
Page 22- Shes
getting more
scared. What is
happening to the
voice?
Page 26- How do
you think she
feels here?
Would you?
Page 28- How
does the teenytiny woman react
to the loud voice
this time? Would
you give it back?

and
props to
the
literacy
area so
the
children
can retell
the story
Add
vocabula
ry words
and
pictures
from the
book to
the
writing
area