CHALLENGING WORDS
terrible
anything
forest
scamper
scared
creep
snake
through
under
tiger
SUMMARY
Two children decide that they are going to hunt the
terrible tiger. They finally find him and become so afraid
that they run home.
--- Conversation Questions--(1)
Tell me who was the first person they told that they were going to hunt
the terrible tiger.
(Answer)
The monkey.
(Follow Up)
Where did they find the monkey?
(2) Describe what they crawled under before they saw the bird.
(Answer)
A log.
(Follow Up)
Name some things found under the log.
(3) List the characters in the story.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Would you be afraid of a tiger? If so, tell why.
(4) They mistook the tiger’s tail for what animal?
(Answer)
A snake.
(Follow Up)
When they realized that it was a tiger, what did they do?
(5) Describe how the tiger looked.
(Answer)
He looked startled.
(Follow Up)
Describe what you think a tiger should look like.
(6) If you were the children, where would you look for the tiger?
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
What would you do when you found him?
(7) In your own words, what is the moral of this story?
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Will the children be more careful next time?
(8) Suppose what tigers eat.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Have you ever seen a real tiger?
(9)
Describe a tiger for me.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
If they lived around here, would you want one?
(10) Because tigers are dangerous, how would they be treated?
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Name a place you could find real tigers.
Activities
1.
Make a list everywhere the children looked for the tiger. List all the animals
they saw on the way.
2.
Imagine that you found the tiger. Write down what you would do or say to him.
3.
Create a map that you would use to try to find the tiger.
4.
Rewrite the ending of the story. Instead of having the children run home
frightened, have them talk to the tiger.
Introductions
1.
Have pictures of animals on the table. Let the child sort them into wild and
tame animals. Ask what animals they would like to run into the forest and
which they wouldn’t. –Let’s read and see what animal they run into.
2.
Ask how they would hunt an animal. Would you be afraid? What would you do
with the animal when you caught it? Would you be brave if it was a tiger?
Introduce the book.
3.
Show pictures of tigers. Ask the child to tell you what they know about them.
Discuss. – Let’s read “The Terrible Tiger” and see what these kids learn about
tigers.
4.
Book Title: The Terrible Tiger
Author: Joy Cowley
ISBN#: 0-7802-5377-9
2
5
8
13
Illustrator: John Francis
# of Text Pages: 7
AR: 1.0 LEX: N/A
Building Oral Vocabulary
terrible
4
hunt
8
creep
Prediction Questions
Why aren’t the kids afraid of the tiger?
Who does the tail belong to?
Why are the kids running away?
This resource is provided by THE LEARNING CORPS—Barren County Board of Education, an AmeriCorps project funded in part by the
Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service.