What happens when an animal doesn't have enough to do? Don't ask the camel! An audio retelling of Rudyard Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump" takes learners though the classic tale of how a grumpy camel earned his hump.

Concepts

short stories, pourquoi tales, rudyard kipling

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Bring to a unit in pourquoi tales or when discussing the stories from The Jungle Book
• Assign the link to learners to listen on their own devices at home

Classroom Considerations

• Duration is 8:55
• If you want to navigate the recording, it's easier to do so with the downloadable file than the streaming version

Pros

• Includes Kipling's famous poem at the end
• Transcript allows class members to follow along as they listen

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.8.10 RL.9-10.10a RL.11-12.10a