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: Model the Story
- Use Legos, blocks, or other small toys to set up a miniature model of Dr. Dolittle's property
- Model the house, the garden, the vegetable and flower stand, and the fish pond with the crocodile.