Activity 1: 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 2: Narrate the Story
- After reading or listening to the story, narrate the events aloud in your own words.
Activity 3: Recite a Passage from the Chapter
Practice reciting aloud the following passage, with drama and feeling.
- 'Why do you insult me?'
- 'Who insults you?'
- 'You called me Pudding!'
- 'No!'
- 'Yes!'
- 'No!'
- 'Yes!'
Activity 4: Dictate a Sentence from the Chapter
- Step 1: Instructors write the sentence, and children copy it.
- Step 2: Instructors say the sentence aloud, and children write it.
- Sentence: I want a little wood to make my puppet.