Activity 1: Recite the Book Information
- Recite the name of the author, the title of the book, and the title of the chapter.
Activity 2: Narrate the Story
- Narrate the events aloud in your own words.
Activity 3: Study the Story Pictures
- Study the story pictures and describe how they relate to the story.
Activity 4: Act Out a Passage from the Chapter
Imagine you are Don Quixote equipping yourself to undertake knightly adventures. Pretend to dress yourself with the following:
- Old Coat of Mail
- Brass Helmet
- Short, Rusty Sword
- Rusty Lance
- Rawhide Shield
Climb upon your tired old steed and ride out into the world.
Activity 5: Copy and Dictate a Sentence
Complete page 4 in 'Third Grade Prose Copywork and Dictation.'
- Step 1: Students copy the script sentence.
- Step 2: Instructors say the sentence aloud, and children write it.
- Sentence: I will ride out into the world and seek adventures.
Activity 6: Sketch a Knight
Complete page 5 in 'Third Grade Prose Copywork and Dictation.'
- Study the image of the knight, and note his armor, helmet, lance, sword, and horse.
- Create a quick pencil sketch of a knight.
Activity 7: Map the Story
- The story of Don Quixote takes place in the country of Spain.
- Find Spain on the map of the world.
- In which of the seven continents is Spain located - North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, or South America?