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SUMMARY
Lord and Lady Bugg live in Old Bugg Manor.
No one has been in it for years. So they
decide to have a party for all the bugs in
town. But, they all think the manor is
haunted. But, one brave bug joins them and
they all have a great party!
-- Conversation Questions--(1)
Share with me your favorite part of this story.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Explain why it is your favorite.
(2)
Imagine you were Lord and Lady Bugg. How would you feel if no
one ever came to your house?
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Describe how you would feel living there.
(3)
Suppose nobody came to their costume party, what do you think
they would have done?
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Share with me a time when you felt alone.
(4)
Estimate how long you think they waited for someone to arrive.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Tell me what your favorite school party is?
(5)
Replace the word "costume" with another word with the same
meaning.
(Answer)
Dress-up, outifit, play clothes, etc.
(Follow Up)
Use the word costume in a sentence.
(6)
List all the characters in this story.
(Answer)
Lord Bugg, Lady Bugg, and Snugg.
(Follow Up)
Describe which character you would like to be.
(7)
Search in the book for the page where Lord Bugg heard strange
and weird noises.
(Answer)
Page 5.
(Follow Up)
Explain where the noise was coming from.
(8)
Hunt for the kind of costume that Lord Bugg wore to the party.
(Answer)
A clown costume.
(Follow Up)
Share with me a time you wore a costume.
(9)
Look for the costume that Snugg wore.
(Answer)
A cowboy.
(Follow Up)
Tell me some things a cowboy might wear or have.
(10)
Name the treats Lady Bugg prepared for the party.
(Answer)
Beetle feet sandwiches with pollandaise sauce: clover topped
candies spread with jam.
(Follow Up)
If you had a party for bugs, what would you prepare for them to
eat?
Activities
1.
Pretend you are Lord and Lady Bugg. Make an invitation for your
costume party.
2.
Pretend you are Snugg. Write a story about what it is like being in
that big, dark, scary mansion. How were Lord and Lady Bugg? Use
your imagination.
3.
Draw a picture of yourself in any costume you choose. Write 2
sentences on why you picked that costume and where you are
going!
4.
Make a list of things you would need to host a costume party. Try
to think of at least 10 different items you would need to have a
grand party.
Introductions
1.
Show the children some plastic bugs. Ask them where they think
bugs live? What do they do? How do they act? "Today our story is
about tow bugs who live in a mansion. Let's see what they do in
that mansion."
2.
Discuss with the children what mansions are. And what the word
abandoned means. Do they think an abandoned mansion would be
scary? Would anyone want to live in one? "Today, our story is
about two bugs who live in one. Let's read and see how they like
it."
3.
Show the children the cover of the book. Ask them what they think
the book is about? Tell them to predict what might happen. "Today
our story is about two lonely bugs. Let's see if you are right!"
Book Title: Lord and Lady Bugg
Author: Stephen Cosgrove
ISBN: 0-8431-1207-7
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Illustrator: Charles Reasoner
# of Text Pages:
14
Building Oral Vocabulary
eerie
10
regal
13
Prediction Questions
What hadn't any bugs lived there?
Do you think anyone will come? Why or Why not?
What do you suppose the three of them will do?
Book Level:
golden
This resource is provided by KYREADS—Barren County Board of Education, an AmeriCorps project funded in part by the
Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service.