Text Summary
Snubby Nose and Grandpa Grizzly play a trick on the other Hoppers. They give them little umbrellas that are really pens. The Hoppers get wet, and this makes them angry. Grandpa Grizzly buys all the bunnies little silk umbrellas so they don’t get wet.

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategies
Use context clues and picture clues to work out meanings of words
Sound out unfamiliar words using known sound/symbol correspondences
Look for familiar word chunks within larger words
Reread for sense

Word and Print Skills

Phonics
Recognize that digraph ea can stand for both long and short sounds
Word Work
Contractions

Targeted Vocabulary Words
whistled, disappointed, umbrella-shaped, handle

These are words that students may have difficulty with. You may want to review and discuss these words and have students add them to the classroom word wall or dictionary. 

Comprehension
You will likely address a number of comprehension skills as students work to understand the text. The target comprehension strategy for this lesson is: evaluating character actions.