Winning Words Lesson Guide (Adults) Junior Winnning Words Lesson Plan Guide | Page 8
STORY
Counting Chickens
by Daveed Gittens
Junior Readers; All Readers
A story about a man who learns the hard way not to “count his chickens before they
have hatched”.
Subjects: Language Arts
• This comprehension exercise, designed as an oral or written assignment for
secondary school students, can easily be adapted for younger readers.