Activity 1: Study the Story Pictures
- Before reading or listening to the story, study and describe the pictures accompanying the story.
Activity 2: Recite the Book Information
- Before and after reading or listening to the story, recite aloud the name of the author, the title of the book, and the title of the chapter.
Activity 3: Narrate the Story
- After reading or listening to the story, narrate the events of the story aloud in your own words.
Activity 4: Itemize the Story
Study the items Elmer uses in this chapter and discuss how he used them.
- Jackknife (Elmer uses the jackknife to cut the rope tying down the dragon.)
Activity 5: Check Off Items on the List and Calculate the Final Count
- Check off the items that Elmer used that he brought with him in his knapsack (jackknife).
- Count the total number of times Elmer used each item.
- Which item(s) did Elmer use the most times?
- Which item(s) did Elmer use the fewest times?