The Little Red Hen: Helping Hands & Harvest Plans

A One-Week Literature-Based Unit for K4–1st Grade

This Storybook SPARK Adventure invites young learners to explore teamwork and responsibility through daily activities connected to The Little Red Hen. Using short, focused lessons and creative hands-on experiences, children engage with literature across a full week of learning.

Each day follows the SPARK Learning Framework: Set the Stage, Play and Explore, Ask Questions and Analyze, Reflect and Reimagine, and Keep It Growing. Whether you’re teaching at home, in a hybrid model, or leading a co-op class, this unit is flexible, meaningful, and fun to teach.

This one week unit is part of the full 24-week Storybook SPARK Adventures curriculum for K4–1st grade. Each unit stands alone or can be combined with others to create a full year of integrated literature-based learning.

📚 What’s Included:

• 5 daily mini lessons tied to literature and social studies themes

• A flexible activity menu with hands-on experiences in:

  • 🎨 Art: Van Gogh-inspired wheat field with texture and color

  • 🧪 Science: Bake a simple loaf of bread or muffins

  • ⚙️ STEM: Build a solar oven using household materials

  • 💃 Movement: Hen’s Harvest Relay game

  • 🥁 Music: Body percussion rhythm retelling

• Step-by-step instructions and supply lists

• Printable templates and visual aids

• Built-in opportunities for reflection, assessment, and extension

• Teacher resource hub access for digital extras

💛 Why Educators Love This Unit:

• Flexible for co-op, homeschool, or hybrid use

• Literature-centered learning that builds real-world connections

• Supports creativity, curiosity, and critical thinking

• Easy to follow and adapt with short, purposeful daily activities

• Works on its own or as part of the full Storybook SPARK Adventures collection

Price: $10
Format: Digital Download (PDF + online resource hub access for teachers)
Length: 1-week unit

Looking for more weeks like this one? The Little Red Hen unit is just one part of our full 24-week Storybook SPARK Adventures curriculum. Each week features a different picture book and hands-on activities across art, music, science, social studies, movement, and STEM.