Uni the Unicorn written by Amy Rosenthal and Bridgette Barrager

Uni the Unicorn
Amy Rosenthal and Bridgette Barrager
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            This is a story of a unicorn who wishes humans were real. Uni maintains her hope of a human friend even though she's told they don't exist. Uni persists in her quest to discovery a little girl and in the end, makes a lifelong friend.

Learning Activity:
The students will listen to the story Uni the Unicorn and think about why Uni believed so hard in the existence of humans. They will consider other make-belief creatures and then draw out what kind of creature they wish existed.

Standards:      
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.1.2 - Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
CCSS.ELA-L.SL.1.5 – Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

Goal:
The students will listen to the story and be able to compare how humans’ belief in make-belief creatures is how Uni believed in humans.

Objective:
Cognitive - 
            The students will listen to the story and answer orally why they think Uni believed so hard that little girls were real.           
            The students will answer out loud kinds of make-belief creatures they know.
Psychomotor –
            The students will draw out what type of creature they wish really existed.

Outcome:
The students will listen to the story and be able to compare their believing in make-believe creatures with how those creatures might be believing in them being real.