A small dog named Bean was lost on a big road with cars. People driving their cars saw Bean and wanted to help. They made their cars go slow and tried to help Bean get to the side. One person even ran after Bean. In the end, Bean was safe and went back to his family.

The story of Bean made many people happy. It was shared on the internet a lot. It shows that people can be very nice and help others. Bean's story tells us that we should look around and help when we can. The people in their cars showed that even when we are busy, we can still be kind.

Original news source: Watch: Motorists block road to save runaway chihuahua (BBC)

– Charades
Instructions: Write down some key words from the article (e.g. dog, road, cars, help, family) on separate pieces of paper. Have students take turns picking a word and acting it out without speaking. The other students have to guess what word they are acting out.
– Word Association
Instructions: Write down some key words from the article (e.g. dog, road, cars, help, family) on the board. Have students take turns saying a word that is related to the one written on the board. For example, if "dog" is written, a student might say "pet".
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs or small groups. Give each group a list of words from the article (e.g. dog, road, cars, help, family). One student from each group has to draw a picture representing one of the words, while the other students try to guess what word it is.
– News Reporter Role-play
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. One student is a news reporter and the other is a witness to the events in the article. The news reporter asks the witness questions about what they saw, and the witness answers using information from the article.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Have students think about the following question: "Why is it important to help others?" Then, have them pair up with a partner and discuss their thoughts. Finally, have a few pairs share their ideas with the whole class.

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1. What is a small dog?
2. How would you feel if you saw a small dog lost on a big road?
3. Do you like stories about animals being helped by people?
4. Do you think it is important to help others when we can? Why or why not?
5. Have you ever seen a dog on a road? What did you do?
6. What do you think Bean's family felt when they found out he was safe?
7. How do you think the people driving their cars felt when they saw Bean?
8. What can we learn from Bean's story?
9. Have you ever helped someone or something? What did you do?
10. Do you think it is easy or hard to be kind to others? Why or why not?
11. How do you think Bean felt when he saw people trying to help him?
12. Why do you think Bean's story was shared on the internet a lot?

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