DRTA Lessons

DRTA Lesson

Frog and Toad Together

A List

 

Read the title and ask what story may be about.

Look at the pictures and ask what the characters are doing and what might happen.

 

Part 1 pages 4-5

What is Toad making? p.4

(a list)

Why does he make this? p.4

(so he could remember what all he had to do)

What is the first thing he wrote and crossed out? (p.4-5)

(Wake up)

What do you think will happen next?

 

Part 2 pages 6-9

What things does Toad put on his list of things to do for the day? p. 6

(Wake up, eat breakfast, get dressed, go to Frog’s house, take a walk with frog, eat lunch, take a nap, play games with frog, eat supper, go to sleep)

What is the next thing he does that he crosses off his list? p. 7

(Eat breakfast)

What else does he do before he goes to Frog’s house? p.8

(Get dressed)

What do you think will happen now that he is at Frog’s house?

 

Part 3 pages 10-15

What does Toad’s list tell him that he and Frog are to do next? p.10

(go for a walk)

What happens after he crosses out “take a walk with frog?” p.12-13

(the list starts to blow away)

Why does Toad not run after the list? p.14

(It was not on his list of things to do)

Who chases the list? Does he get it?p.15

(Frog, no)

What do you think will happen next?

 

Part 4 pages 16-17

What does Toad do since he has lost his list? Why? p.16

(Nothing because he can’t remember what he was supposed to do)

What does Frog say after they sit for a long time? p.16

(That they should be going to sleep)

How does Toad feel whenever Frog says this? Why?

(Happy because he remembers that was one of the things on his list)