Teacher's Notes: Felix the Mouse
This story starts with a mouse to introduce some of the most basic, common vocab words. The repetitive sentences help ensure comprehension (and confidence!) and add more to the story little by little. For best results, go over the vocabulary in the story before reading it. The nouns (mouse, house, a few popular food items) are particularly easy to teach with drawings, photos, realia, etc. It also intoduces love and hate, allowing for easy conversation about what the students love and hate. (Think foods, classes, sports, movies, etc.) In addition, the story shows how to use "why?" and "beacuse." As long as the students understand what they're reading, they should see the humor in the story's ending - and maybe even predict it.
After going over the new words, read the story aloud to the class. As you read, stop and talk about the pictures and ask questions to make sure they're following along.
New Words
mouse
house
idea
kitchen
cheese
apple
banana
chocolate
stomach
big
small
short
tall
hungry
angry
very
why
because
too
right?
now
morning
night
where is...?
love
hate
say
sleep
see
want
Answers
Match the words to the pictures, part 1:
(Left-hand picture first, going across) chocolate, mouse, sleep, eat, angry, kitchen, stomach
Part 2: (Left-hand picture first, going across) banana, apple, house, hungry, bed, love, cheese
