Bobo’s Magic Wishes
CHALLENGING WORDS
appeared
buzz
granted
itchy
ouch
princess
ruined
scratched
tramped
wheat
SUMMARY
A young man named Juan Bobo had
a job to watch the King’s sheet. The
King’s wheat was being destroyed.
Bobo even had to guard the wheat
for the king. He goes through lots of
adventures.
--- Conversation Questions--(1) Tell about the story in your won words.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
What was your favorite part of the story?
(2) If your were Bobo would you like to work for a king?
(Answer)
Any logical Answer.
(Follow Up)
What job does a king have?
Imagine you were Bobo and could make a wish. What
would you wish for?
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Have you ever wished for something that has came
true?
(3)
Guess how long it took Bobo to reach the castle to see
the princess?
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Would you like to be a princess?
(4)
(5) Explain what a village is.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Have you ever been to a village?
Look on page 8 to see what happened to Bobo when
he fell asleep.
(Answer)
Ants kept biting him.
(Follow Up)
Do you like ants?
(6)
(7) Search for the wishes that Bobo wished for.
(Answer)
Bites would stop itching, sausages that never get
smaller, new clothes, a horse, bees to go away and a
donkey.
(Follow Up) Have you ever wished for one of these things?
(8)
(Answer)
(Follow Up)
(9)
(Answer)
(Follow Up)
(10)
(Answer)
(Follow Up)
Activities
1.
Write two to three sentences about the story.
2.
Draw a picture of Bobo and the horse.
3.
Write a story about when you wished for something
and if it came true or not.
4.
Introductions
1.
Have the book on the table when the student enters.
Ask them to guess what the book will be about. Let’s
read and find out.
2.
Have different things that you would wish for on the
board. Ask them to write down their wishes. Say, “In
today’s story we are reading Bobo's Magic Wishes.
3.
Title: Bobo’s Magic Wishes
Author: Janet Palazzo-Craig
ISBN: 0-8167-3986-2
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Illustrator: Charles Reasoner
# of Text Pages: 30 AR: 2.4 LEX: N/A
Building Oral Vocabulary
7
sticky
14
covered
Prediction Questions
What will happen next?
What will Bobo do now that he can’t sleep?
Why was Bobo so happy?
This resource is provided by THE LEARNING CORPS—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.