Provide hands-on activities for practice and mastery. Check for understanding of concepts and skills by using relevant standard materials, i.e. worksheets, text problems, workbooks, teacher prepared exercises, etc.

Have the students write a thank you note to Michael

Objective: To check on understanding of the main points of the story, and to enhance the children’s appreciation of how public servants help us.

Activity: Ask the students to answer the following questions:
What hazards did Mr. and Mrs. Mallard face? List them.
How did Mrs. Mallard know when she found the “right place”?
Look up what “molting” means.
Have the students write a thank you note to Michael, the policeman, for helping the family make their way through the traffic.

Assessment: Accuracy of their replies and quality of the note to Michael, the policeman.