Text Summary
The little Hoppers are very excited to set off fireworks for Independence Day. But Mother and Papa Hopper know that fireworks are not safe for young rabbits. Though the Hoppers are disappointed, they are soon happy again when Grandpa Grizzly suggests they have a picnic in the woods - a picnic with a very special surprise at the end. 

Lesson Objectives

Students will:

• Connect prior knowledge and experience with the text
• Recognize and decode words with variant vowel oo
• Identify and correctly capitalize proper nouns 

Materials:

• Book - Independence Day (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or chart paper
• Worksheets 1 and 2
• Highlighters or colored markers