Text Summary
It’s the first day of school, and so far, things aren’t going well for Snubby Nose. He burns his mouth on his oatmeal, he looses his lunch box, and he stops to feel sorry for himself, which makes him late for school. But Grandpa Grizzly comes along and helps Snubby Nose learn a lesson about feeling better when things are down.

About the Lesson 

Objectives

• Analyze character
• Identify words with diphthong /ou/
• Identify meanings of compound words
• Use quotations marks in dialogue 

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make text-to-text and text-to-self connections 

Materials

• Book - The Hoppers Start School (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry-erase board
• Character Analysis, Diphthong /ou/, Compound Words, Quotation Marks worksheets
• Word journal (optional)

    Indicates an opportunity to use the book interactively (all activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are not consumable) 

Vocabulary

• oatmeal, lunchbox, goldenrod