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 of the story aloud in your own words.
Activity 3: Learn New Tricks
In the story, Fido teaches Uncle Wiggily how to do flip-flops and other tricks. Now you will learn two tricks - how to flip and spin coins. Fetch a couple of quarters for the tricks.
Trick #1: Heads or Tails
- Make a fist with your thumb up.
- Move your thumb back a little, and push your thumbnail into the back of your pointer finger.
- Balance a coin on your thumbnail and on the side of your pointer finger.
- Flick your thumb up to toss the coin into the air.
- Call heads or tails as it spins. Did you guess right?
Trick #2: Spinning Globe
- With one pointer finger, hold a quarter upright on a smooth surface.
- Use the fingers on your other hand to flick the quarter so it spins and remains upright.
- If it spins fast, it looks like a solid, spinning globe.
- Practice this trick until you master it.