Lesson Plan

A Sick Day For Amos McGee

This lesson explores the concept of helping friends who are sick as children (in role as elephants) try to help their keeper recover from illness. It uses Stair-Step Group Storybuilding and Teacher-in-Role and is designed for one or two facilitators. Key vocabulary: illness, worry, illustration

Languages: English
Grades: pre-K, Kindergarten, 1
Subjects: Animals, Emotions – Empathy, Emotions – Sympathy, Illness
Book Titles: A Sick Day For Amos McGee
Strategies: Group Storybuilding
Facilitators: 1
Keywords: illness, sickness, friends, helping, strategies, zoos, worry, empathy, elephants, worry, illustration