Spot's First Walk
CHALLENGING WORDS
bone
chicken
fence
flowers
house
hungry
nothing
puppy
snail
woodpecker
SUMMARY
Spot, the puppy, goes for his first
walk and sees all sorts of interesting
things.
--- Conversation Questions--(1) Explain to me what this story was about.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Show me you favorite part of the story.
(2) Guess whether or not Spot had fun on his walk.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Tell me where you like to go for walks.
(3)
Imagine you are Spot, tell how it felt to go on your first
walk alone.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Do you go for walks alone?
(4)
Share with me something you did for fun the first time
alone.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Have you done this more than once?
(5) Define 'hungry'.
(Answer)
Wanting to eat something.
(Follow Up)
List some things you are hungry fro right now.
(6) Name the first thing Spot saw on his walk.
(Answer)
A snail.
(Follow Up)
Have you ever seen a snail before?
(7) Explain why the bird told Spot to watch out.
(Answer)
There was a cat hiding in the building.
(Follow Up)
Do cats and dogs get along?
(8) Recall what was tapping on the tree.
(Answer)
A woodpecker.
(Follow Up)
Guess why it was pecking the tree.
(9)
Tell me what Spot found in the flowerbed.
(Answer)
A bone.
(Follow Up)
Do you have a dog? If so does she/he like bones?
(10) List what Spot saw in the pond.
(Answer)
A fish.
(Follow Up)
Name some other creatures you might find at a pond.
Activities
1.
Draw a picture of Spot on his walk.
2.
Make a list of things Spot saw on his walk.
3.
Pretend you are Spot. Write a short story telling about the
best thing you saw on your walk.
4.
Draw a picture of Spot and all the animals he met while he
was on his walk. Be sure to label them!
Introductions
1.
Bring in toy dog or have a picture of a dog. Ask the child
what they think dogs like to do. Say, "let's read and see
what the dog in today's story likes to do."
2.
Show a picture of your pet or of a pet. Ask the children if
they have any pets, if so, describe them. Say, "Today we
are going to read a story about a dog named Spot. Let's
read and see what kind of good pet Spot makes.
3.
Ask the children to recall the first time they went on a walk.
Then ask them to tell you what kinds of things they saw.
Say, "Today we are going to read about Spot, the puppy,
and see what kinds of things he finds on his first walk.
Maybe he saw some of the same things you saw on your
walk!
Book Title: Spot's First Walk
Author: Eric Hill
ISBN: 0-399-20838-0
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Illustrator: Eric Hill
# of Text Pages: 16
Building Oral Vocabulary
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Prediction Questions
AR: 1.0 LEX: n/a
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Will Spot get lost?
Guess what is making the noise.
Tell what might be in the flowerbed.
This resource is made available by THE LEARNING CORPS-Barren County School system, an AmeriCorps program, funded in part by
the Kentucky Commission on Community and Volunteer Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service.