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rocket
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SUMMARY
A boy and his mother are going to the carnival.
She tells him to stay by her side. Together
they have a lot of fun riding rides!
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--- Conversation Questions--(1)
Tell me why the mom said for her son to stay by her side.
(Answer) So the boy wouldn’t get lost.
(Follow Up) Tell me about a time your mother told you to do
something.
(2)
Imagine how the boy felt when he thought he was lost.
(Answer) Any logical answer
(Follow Up) Tell me about a time you got lost.
(3)
Pretend you are his mother, how would you feel if couldn’t see
him anymore.
(Answer) Any logical answer
(Follow Up) Have you ever disappeared and your mom couldn’t find
you?
(4)
Pretend you are the boy, what would you want to ride most of
all.
(Answer) Any logical answer
(Follow Up) Tell me why you would want to ride that one so much.
(5)
Define ‘favorite’.
(Answer) Something you like the best.
(Follow Up) List some of your favorite things.
(6)
The mom and the kid went somewhere in the story, where did
they go?
(Answer) To the carnival.
(Follow Up) Tell me about a time you went to a carnival.
(7)
Recall what his mom told him.
(Answer) “Stay by my side”.
(Follow Up) Share with me something your mother tells you all the
time.
(8)
Tell me what kind of ship they rode on.
(Answer) A rocket ship.
(Follow Up) Would you like to ride a rocket ship?
(9)
Remember what the boy said when his mom said stay by my side,
and don’t go far.
(Answer) ‘I won’t go far’.
(Follow Up) Tell me what you say to your mom when she tells you to
do something.
(10)
Name the boy’s favorite ride.
(Answer) The water slide.
(Follow Up) Share with me what your favorite carnival ride would be.
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Activities
1. Copy “rhyme time” and tape it into the child’s opus. Have
the child write three of their own.
2. Copy “rebus words” and tape it into the child’s opus. Have
the child answer them and come up at least 2 of their own.
3. Draw yourself on your favorite carnival ride.
4. Draw the boy in the story at the carnival, and riding his
favorite ride.
Introduction
1.
Show the child a picture from the book. Tell them that
the boy in this story went to the carnival with his mom.
Ask them what they like to do at the carnival. Say, “Let’s
read and see what the boy liked most.”
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Show the child the “carnival” picture in the back of the
book. Ask the child to point out the 5 things that are
wrong. Ask the child what they would do is they went to
the carnival and things were messed up. Say, “Today we
are going to read about a boy that goes to the carnival
with his mom. Let’s see what happens.”
3.
Make a carnival ticket out of construction paper and have
it lying on the table. Ask the child what they think the
ticket could be used for. Say, “Today we are going to
read about a carnival. Let’s use our imagination and see
what happens.”
Book Title: At the Carnival
Author: Kristen Hall
ISBN:
14
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8
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Illustrator: Laura Rader
# of Text Pages: 18
AR: .4 LEX: N/A
Building Oral Vocabulary
favorite
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merry-go-round
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Prediction Questions
Tell me do you think he will stay by his mother’s side?
Guess what the boy will say to his mother.
Predict if he will ride the water slide or not.
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.
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