Unit 4: Lesson 4 The Cobbler’s Song A Fable By, Jean de la Fontaine

Word Knowledge Line 1: dreadful thankful forceful frightful Line 2: drowsily unhappily sleepily hastily Line 3: relieved thief received deceit Line 4: thinking entered opened passing safekeeping

Sentences 1: “This is just dreadful!” said the rich man. 2: He quickly hid the gold. 3. “One hundred pieces of gold! How rich I am!” 4: A lock box is opened for the safekeeping of something valuable.

Phonics and Fluency Line 1: pin fin mat tot cut Line 2: pine fine mate tote cute Line 3: migrate later tiniest completely Line 4: scene scent scientist scenario Sent 1: The desert in Arizona is hot and dry. Sent 2: She put the photograph on the wall. Sent 3: These cavity nesters can slip into the tiniest spaces.

Selection Vocabulary Cobbler a person who makes or repairs shoes

Selection Vocabulary Mended repaired

Selection Vocabulary Recognizing identifying people we know or previously saw

Selection Vocabulary Safekeeping so as to be protected or safe

Selection Vocabulary Workbench a strong table used for working

Selection Vocabulary Treasure items of great value

Match the words with the definition Cobbler Mended Recognizing Safekeeping Workbench Treasure Identifying people we know or previously saw Repaired Items of great value So as to be protected or safe A person who makes or repairs shoes A strong table used for working.

Vocabulary - FITB 1. But he was happy in his dark little rooms, and sang all day as he __________ old shoes. 2. “What can I do for you?” asked the cobbler, ___________ his neighbor but wondering why so fine a man should enter his little shop. 3. Dinner came, but he could not eat a mouthful because he was afraid someone would steal his _____________ while he was at the table! 4. “Where shall I hide it for ______________?” 5. Once upon a time a poor _____________ lived in the basement of a large house in Paris. First he put hid the coins under the covers at the foot of the bed, which he could see from his ____________. cobblermendedrecognizing safekeepingworkbenchtreasure

Have you ever….. Thought that money has anything to do with happiness? Read stories about money and happiness?

Build Background “The Cobbler’s Song” is a fable. A fable is a fictional story that teaches a lesson. In “The Cobbler’s Song” the characters are people, but many fables have animals that talk, think, and act like humans. Can you think of any other fables? “The Cobbler’s Song” takes place in Paris. Paris is a city in France, a European country.

Preview and Prepare Let’s browse through our fable “The Cobbler’s Song” and look for clues about the story, problems you may have while reading the story, and wonderings you have about the story.