This amusing, witty, story tells of the many different animal rulers all around the world from past to present. Students will be captivated by the many different rulers and be tied in to the interesting stories of these dictators. From the United States to the Roman Empire, children will see the many different areas for rulers and the many different ways in which they ruled.
Suggested Delivery: Small group read-aloud
Reading Index:
Lexile Range: 900L
Teaching Suggestions:
Vocabulary: captivity, fowl, homage, unanimous, fortified, compound, jackal, brocade, barges, primary election.
Teaching Strategies:
Pre-Reading:
Discuss with students the different societies that existed/ have existed. Discuss the importance of a ruler/leader and the different rulers that have been relevant in our past, have students provide names of rules they are familiar with. Provide students with examples of current rulers.
During Reading:
Students will read about a certain ruler with a partner. Will answer provided questions about that ruler and will create a list of important facts related to this ruler. We will then as a class meet and discuss what each group has discovered and each will present their answers.
After Reading/ Writing:
Have students write what animal they would want to rule the United States and why? What makes a good ruler and what would this animal do that would provide this? We will then meet as a whole group and discuss what animal students liked best and what they have learned from the reading.
Web Resources:
http://www.amazon.com/King-Who-Barked-Animals-Ruled/dp/0823419258
Jones, C. F. (2009). The king who barked: real animals who ruled. New York: Holiday House.
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