Big Bug Surprise
written and illustrated by Julia Gran
Prunella is very excited for her show and tell at school today. She loves insects and doesn't know which one to bring with her for show and tell. When show and tell finally arrives, so do a few visitors that surprise the rest of the class.
written and illustrated by Julia Gran
Prunella is very excited for her show and tell at school today. She loves insects and doesn't know which one to bring with her for show and tell. When show and tell finally arrives, so do a few visitors that surprise the rest of the class.
Activities related to the book:
Remembering - What insect disrupted show and tell? What insect did Prunella bring for show and tell?
Understanding - Students will retell in their own words the story using a reading log. Reading logs can be made by stapling paper into booklets (50 Literacy Strategies by Gail Tompkins).
Applying - Students will draw an open minded portrait of Prunella. On the thinking pages students will draw or write her thoughts each time she introduced a new insect (50 Literacy Strategies by Gail Tompkins).
Analyzing - Students will research the four animals in the story and report their findings back to the class.
Evaluating - Students will argue if they agree or disagree with what Prunella did by leading the honeybees away from the school. Their arguments could include: Yes, I agree she did the right thing because she helped the honeybees find a new home. Or, no, I don't agree with what Prunella did because she could have gotten hurt.
Creating - Students will devise their own plan to get the honeybees safely out of the school. A possible writing prompt could be: How would you devise your own plan to get rid of the bees?
Remembering - What insect disrupted show and tell? What insect did Prunella bring for show and tell?
Understanding - Students will retell in their own words the story using a reading log. Reading logs can be made by stapling paper into booklets (50 Literacy Strategies by Gail Tompkins).
Applying - Students will draw an open minded portrait of Prunella. On the thinking pages students will draw or write her thoughts each time she introduced a new insect (50 Literacy Strategies by Gail Tompkins).
Analyzing - Students will research the four animals in the story and report their findings back to the class.
Evaluating - Students will argue if they agree or disagree with what Prunella did by leading the honeybees away from the school. Their arguments could include: Yes, I agree she did the right thing because she helped the honeybees find a new home. Or, no, I don't agree with what Prunella did because she could have gotten hurt.
Creating - Students will devise their own plan to get the honeybees safely out of the school. A possible writing prompt could be: How would you devise your own plan to get rid of the bees?
Applying Example:
This is an example of one of the pages where the students could draw or write about Prunella's thoughts in their open minded portraits.
This is an example of one of the pages where the students could draw or write about Prunella's thoughts in their open minded portraits.