Lessons & Units :: The Little House 2nd Grade Unit

Paired Text Questions: "China's Population" and The Little House

Lesson Plan

The Little House | AD890L

The Little House
Learning Goal
Integrate information from the non-fiction passage “China’s Population” and the book The Little House to write or speak more knowledgeably about urban life.
Necessary Materials
Provided:
  1. Questions
  2. Non-fiction reading passage “China’s Population”

Not Provided:
The Little House
 
  • Questions 1 and 2 refer to the non-fiction passage “China’s Population.” Questions 3 and 4 refer to the book The Little House. Questions 5 and 6 refer to both the passage and the book.
  • Student versions of the questions are in the 'Texts & Materials' tab.
 
Part 1: “China’s Population”
 
Read the passage “China’s Population” out loud to your students. Alternatively, students can read the passage independently or as a group.
 
Question 1: What law did China make to control population growth?
 
Sample student answer: China made a law that families living in cities would have to pay money for having more than one child.
 
Question 2: Is the growth of cities in China a problem? Use an example from the passage to explain your answer.
 
Sample student answer (may vary): The growth of cities in China is a problem. More buildings mean less land for farming. Less farming means there might not be enough food for everyone.
 

Part 2: The Little House

 
Question 3: What are some things the city has that the country does not?
 
Sample student answer (may vary):
  • The city has trolley cars.
  • The city has dust, smoke, and lots of noise.
  • The city has a subway.
 
Question 4: Why does the Little House become sad in the city?
 
Sample student answer (may vary):
  • The Little House can no longer see the moon or stars at night.
  • The Little House misses the daisies and apple trees in the country.
 

Part 3: “China’s Population” and The Little House

 
Question 5: What are some disadvantages, or bad things, about living in a city? Give two examples, one from the passage and one from the book.
 
Sample student answer (may vary):
  • Paying a fine for having more than one child is a bad thing about living in some cities.
  • Not being able to enjoy nature is a bad thing about living in some cities.
 
Question 6: What are some advantages, or good things, about living in a city?
 
Sample student answer (may vary):
  • People in cities can travel quickly via subway and elevated trains.
  • There are lots of other people living in a city.

Texts & Materials

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User Comments

I love These books and agree that are worth reading. I read them with my niece often.

Submitted by freelabor52001_1182100 on 4/19/15

I have had this book in my files for over 30 years for second grade. I use this book to teach with and do not allow my students to put it in their desks. It is only taken out for one week a year for use with my reading lesson. It is a treasured book. I'm happy you feel that this elderly book is still worth reading. So many people feel, it is old and old books are no good. A good book withstands the test of age.

Submitted by christensend on 1/21/15