After Reading

Reflect on Reading Purpose
Revise/confirm predictions
Discuss with students what happened at the end of the story.
Ask: What did the Monsters buy? Why did they buy a shovel? Was the ending like you thought it would be?

Developing Comprehension Strategies
Identify problem and solution
Discuss how all stories have a problem and a solution. Then ask students to identify the problem in the story.
Say: Every story has a problem. This is what makes the story interesting. In The Three Little Pigs, the Pigs had the problem of finding a house that could protect them from the wolf. What do you think the problem in this story is? How did the Monsters solve it?

Analyzing characters
Explain how we can understand characters by what they say and what they do. Then have students look at the Monsters characters to see what they can learn about them from the story.
Ask: What things does Uzzle like? Find the part of the story that tells you, and let’s read it out loud. What does Uzzle do on page 9? What does this tell you about Uzzle? Read the part on page 9 that tells you what Snag did. What does this tell you about him? Who decides that they should go shopping? Who decides what they should buy to solve their problem? Who do you think is the leader of the Monsters? How would you describe Bonk?

Worksheet: character portrait
Give students the character worksheet. Tell them to think of words to describe him and write them in the circles around Bonk's picture.


		Lesson Plans for MONSTERS ON WHEELS Level H After Reading Reflect on Reading Strategies Discuss the strategies students used to read words they didn’t know. Ask: Were there any words you didn’t know? How did you try to figure them out? Did you use the picture to help you figure out the words skateboard and roller blades? Look at the snowflakes on page 6. Do you see two smaller words in the word snowflake? How does recognizing smaller words in larger words help you figure them out? Reflect on Reading Purpose Revise/confirm predictions Discuss with students what happened at the end of the story. Ask: What did the Monsters buy? Why did they buy a shovel? Was the ending like you thought it would be? Developing Comprehension Strategies Identify problem and solution Discuss how all stories have a problem and a solution. Then ask students to identify the problem in the story. Say: Every story has a problem. This is what makes the story interesting. In The Three Little Pigs, the Pigs had the problem of finding a house that could protect them from the wolf. What do you think the problem in this story is? How did the Monsters solve it? Analyzing characters Explain how we can understand characters by what they say and what they do. Then have students look at the Monsters characters to see what they can learn about them from the story. Ask: What things does Uzzle like? Find the part of the story that tells you, and let’s read it out loud. What does Uzzle do on page 9? What does this tell you about Uzzle? Read the part on page 9 that tells you what Snag did. What does this tell you about him? Who decides that they should go shopping? Who decides what they should buy to solve their problem? Who do you think is the leader of the Monsters? How would you describe Bonk? Worksheet: character portrait Give students the character worksheet. Tell them to think of words to describe him and write them in the circles around Bonk's picture. Go to Building Skills
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