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Lesson Plan

Unicorn (and Horse)


Story Summary
Unicorn is a unicorn. And Horse is, well... not. Grab a
pink cupcake and laugh along with this hilarious story
about two very different animals—one seems magical
and perfect, and the other... well... doesn’t. But, out-
side appearances don’t always tell the whole story.

Unicorn (and Horse) is a funny yet endearing lesson


on envy with one important truth: We are sometimes
unicorns. We are sometimes horses. But, it’s our dif-
ferences that make us all unique. And, friendship can
Book Information come in all shapes and sizes.
Run Time 5:49 Readers of all ages will love giggling along with this
silly yet heartwarming story.
Author David Miles

Illustrator Hollie Mengert Lesson Focus


Jealousy
Narrator Leslie Harter

Publisher Familius

Ages 2–6
Activity Ideas
Horse, Horse, Unicorn
Genre Fiction
Ask children to sit in a circle. Choose one child to
Text Structure Third person narrative with some dialogue walk around the outside of the circle and touch each
sitting child on the head (shoulder) saying horse or
Themes & Ideas friendship, change, jealousy
unicorn. When the child says “unicorn”, the sitting
Language & Familiar language, dialogue, and many child gets up and both children race around the
Literary Features different punctuation marks.
circle. The first child back in place sits and the last
Sentence
Simple and complex sentences. child becomes the one to walk around the circle and
Complexity
sapphire, paddock, startled, prance, repeat the game.
Vocabulary
chomp, frumpy
Find the Differences.
Special
jealousy Print or find drawings of a horse and unicorn.
Vocabulary
Hilarious illustrations of endearing What differences do you notice between the two?
Illustrations
characters
Act Like a Unicorn, Act Like a Horse
Use your imagination to act like a unicorn and then
act like a horse.

Additional activities can be found in the following


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Book Chat
NAME

Unicorn (and Horse)


Unicorn is a unicorn. And Horse is, well... not. One seems Discuss the story and write your
magical and perfect, and the other... well... doesn’t. But, outside answers together.
appearances don’t always tell the whole story.

What is Unicorn (and Horse) about?

When do you feel like Unicorn?

When do you feel like Horse?

What does it mean to be jealous?


Who was jealous in this story?

Have you ever been jealous of someone Share a time when you were also jealous
and how you handled it.
else? How did you handle it?

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Vooks Pause & Ponder

Unicorn (and Horse) Pause at the indicated time


stamps and discuss the story

0:32 What are three differences between a unicorn and a horse?

1:42 What can a horse do?

2:52 How could a unicorn make someone a lot of money?

4:02 What is Horse thinking about?

4:41 How is Horse feeling? What clues do you see to help you answer the question?

4:45 How is Unicorn feeling? What clues do you see to help you answer the question?

5:22 What has changed since the beginning of the story?

After viewing the Book:


1. What is one thing you liked about Unicorn? Why? 5. Has someone ever done something kind for you
that made you think of them differently or change
2. What is one thing you liked about Horse? Why?
your mind about them?
3. Why doesn’t Horse like Unicorn?
6. What is something kind that you can do for
4. Remember in the story when Horse said, “No, I someone that might change them?
don’t like you,” to Unicorn, but did not really mean
it? Have you ever said something that you didn’t
mean? How do you think the other person felt
when you said it?

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Fill in the Blanks NAME

Choose from the following words to complete the sentences from


the story. Words may be used more than once.

Unicorn
________________ is a

Horse ________________.

And ____________ is, well… ________.


not

________________ has a sapphire


horn
___________, a silver ___________,
coat
a rainbow ___________, and perfect

mane white ___________.

teeth ______________ does not.

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Draw a picture & write a verse NAME

Think of one of your friends. What is something that the two of you “Horse and Unicorn are friends.
enjoy? Draw a picture of the two of you doing the thing you like to And that’s better than anything—
do together and then complete the verse below. even pink cupcakes.”

___________________________________ and ___________________________________ are friends.


your name friend’s name

And that’s better than anything ...even ______________________________________________________________ .


what you enjoy together

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Venn Diagram
NAME
How are Unicorn and Horse different? How are they the same?
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Matching Game NAME

Draw a line to match the animals in Unicorn (and Horse) Hint: Answers can be found in the story
to the phrase they said or thought. on Vooks at timestamp 3:24.

Squirrel I can’t fly fast enough!

Bird I can’t run at ALL!

Fox I can’t run fast enough


to catch them!

Only one animal could,


Turtle
so he RAN!

Horse I can’t run on the road!

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