Kevin Henkes: Elementos de la historia: Rasgos de carácter/Sentimientos: El gran día de Lilly

Kevin Henkes has an amazing collection of stories focused on different mouse characters. In this lesson I will read aloud the story "Lilly's Big Day" by Kevin Henkes. 

"Lilly rises to the occasion as only Lilly can, turning heartbreak into wedding cake (a delicious three-tiered frosted Swiss cheese, no less), and disappointment into friendship."

Every child (and even adults) has experienced disappointment. We will discuss Lilly's feelings and how they change throughout the book. We also will discuss how Lilly reacts to her feelings (good and the bad) and come up with better ways to express her feelings.  Together we will think about Lilly's 'problem' and how it was solved. 
 Lilly has a huge personality! We will explore her character traits and discuss how they can be good and bad for Lilly. We will use a worksheet to get our thoughts organized down on paper. 
Most of the characters in Kevin Henkes' stories are based on a different mouse character. Your learner will have an opportunity to get creative by coming up with their own Kevin Henkes' character. They will get to name, draw and describe their character's personality traits. 

Learners will have a worksheet that can be completed at the end of class or after class (timing depends on how many learners and how the discussions go). The sheet will correlate to what they previously (orally) shared and help the learner get their thoughts down on paper.