Steps for Learning - Activity One: The Sky is Falling!
The purpose of this activity is to introduce students to a common children’s story about an extravagant rumor.
Share the story of the children’s tale “Chicken Little” with your students. You have two options. The first is to use the traditional book version by Sally Hobson.
(Hobson, Sally. Chicken Little. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994.)
The second option is to use the online version that can be viewed at http://pbskids.org
As a class, discuss the difference between a rumor and a story.
