Open Court Vocabulary for

“Hungry Little Hare”

Word Knowledge

Hungry Little HareOpen Court Anthology

Grade 2

1. scent answer listen dodge

2. can’t don’t I’m you’re

3. crunch crab Jackrabbit Katydid

4. like hide right find

Word Knowledge

2. Little Hare can’t see the other animals because they are using camouflage.

3. Snakes like to hide in the grass.

1. Little Hare followed the scent of raspberry leaves.

1. scent answer listen dodge

2. can’t don’t I’m you’re

3. crunch crab Jackrabbit Katydid

4. like hide right find

Developing Oral Language

Build BackgroundGenre: Fiction

1. 1. The story is about things that did not really happen.

2. 2. The author invents the action in the story

3. 3. The author’s imagination is the most important thing in a work of fiction.

Build Background

How are the two stories that we have already read

related to the theme Look Again?

Build Background

This story is about a little hare on a search for her favorite food – raspberry

leaves.

Build Background

What kind of animal is a hare?

What other animal does a hare look like?

Rabbits vs Hares

Click bellow to see a comparison of the twoClick bellow to see a comparison of the twohttp://www.seaford.k12.de.us/es/cwhite/2ndGrade/Reading/U3/HungryLittleHare/comparing_rabbits_and_hares.htm

disguise

“The disguise protects me from prying praying mantises,” said

the katydid.

(something that changes or hides the way one looks )

scentLittle Hare followed the scent of raspberries to a pond in

the meadow.

( a smell )

disappear

Invisible means you disappear into the world

around you.

( not able to be seen )

sneaky

“That’s how I hide from sneaky squirrels,” said the

walkingstick.

( moving or acting secretly or slyly )

avoid“I blend with the leaves on the ground to avoid being eaten by a furry fox,” said the woodcock.

( to keep away from )

Comprehension StrategiesGood Readers…

Asking QuestionsGood readers ask questions that may

prepare them for what they will learn

“I wonder why that happened…”

“Why did…”

Make PredictionsGuess what will happen next based on

what you have read or heard.

“I predict that ___ will happen…”

“I think ______ will happen…”

SummarizeKeep track of what you have

read and focus on important details

“At the beginning of the story…”

“Then…”

Make ConnectionsUse their own experiences to

better understand the characters’ feelings and

actions

• “This reminds me of…”

• “That part made me think of…”

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