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SUMMARY

When a dragonfly swoops over the town of PeeWee and carries Lady Teena away, brave Sir Small rides off on his trusty ant vowing to rescue her. --- Conversation Questions---

(1) Tell me why the brave tiny knight went after the dragonfly. (Answer) To rescue Lady Teena. (Follow Up) Who is someone you think is brave?

(2) What did the people of PeeWee cry out when the dragonfly flew over. (Answer) Run for your lives. (Follow Up) What does “Run for your lives” mean?

(3) Why did the dragonfly take Lady Teena. (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Describe what a dragonfly looks like.

(4) Give why the tiny knight wanted to rescue Lady Teena. (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) When is a time you’ve rescued something?

(5) What is a “knight?” (Answer) A soldier-type person that has been dubbed by a queen or king. (Follow Up) Where does a knight live?

(6) Describe the plan Sir Small had. (Answer) To trap the dragonfly in the spider web. (Follow Up) Why do spiders spin webs?

(7) Sir Small teased the dragonfly by saying what? (Answer) Try and get us. (Follow Up) How do you think the dragonfly felt?

(8) Tell the name of the town. (Answer) Pee Wee. (Follow Up) What would you name a town where little people lived? Why?

(9) Should Sir Small have been afraid of the dragonfly? Why/why not. (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) How would you escape a spider web if you were a dragonfly?

(10) What is “scared?” (Answer) To be afraid of something or someone. (Follow Up) What are you afraid of? Activities

1. Draw a picture of the castle where Sir Small lived and include the butcher, baker, and candlestick maker.

2. Write a story using the titles “My Life as a Small Knight” or “My life as a Small Lady.”

3. Make a party invitation celebrating the return of lady Teens.

Introductions

1. Have the title of the book written as a hangman game and let them guess what the title is. Let’s read and see what happens.

2. Have pictures from the book and let them predict what will happen in the book.

3. Have pictures of a spider web and a knight and ask what they could possibly have in common. Let’s read and see.

Book Title: Sir Small and the Dragonfly Author: Jane O’Connor Illustrator: John O’Brien ISBN: 0-394-89625-4 # of Text Pages: 32 AR: 1.4 LEX: 190 Building Oral Vocabulary 10 dragonfly 17 knight 29 Trapped Prediction Questions 11 What do you think the dragonfly will do to Lady Teena? 18 Why do you think the King laughed at Sir Small? 27 What do you think is Sir Smalls’ plan?

This resource is made available by THE LEARNING CORPS-Barren County School system, an AmeriCorps program, funded in part by the Kentucky Commission on Community and Volunteer Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service.