Before Reading

Lesson Plans for MONSTERS ON WHEELS Level H

Before Reading

Build Background
Involve students in a discussion about what they like to do in summer and in winter to elicit prior knowledge and build background.
Ask: What do you like to do in the summer? Have you and your friends ever gone skateboarding? What was it like? Do you ride bikes or go roller blading? What do you do in the winter? Can you do the same things in the winter as you do in the summer?

Introduce the Book
Show students the cover of the book and read the title. Talk about the illustration. If students have read the previous Monsters book, Camping with Bonk, elicit what they know about the characters.
Ask: What kind of book do you think this might be? What clues are there in the picture that let you know that this is going to be fantasy story? What do you think might happen in this story? Do you recognize any of the characters on the cover? What do you remember about them?

Book Walk
Show students illustrations in the book through page 14. Then have them predict the ending. Reinforce the language that students will read in the text.
Page 3:
Ask: What does Uzzle have? What does Bonk like to ride?
Page 4:
Ask: What do the Monsters strap on their heads and knees?
Pages 5 and 6:
Ask: What season is it now? What do you see on page 6?
Pages 7 and 8
Ask: Why is Uzzle shivering? Why are Snag’s teeth chattering? Where will the Monsters play now?
Pages 9-12
Ask: What are the Monsters doing in these pictures? Bonk wants to go shopping. What do you think they might want to buy? What are they doing on page 12?
Pages 13-14
Ask: What does Bonk see? Who wants to ice-skate? What do you think the Monsters will buy with their money? I’m not going to show you the rest of the book. I want you to read to see what they buy.

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Introduce the Book
Show students the cover of the book and read the title. Talk about the illustration. If students have read the previous Monsters book, Camping with Bonk, elicit what they know about the characters.
Ask: What kind of book do you think this might be? What clues are there in the picture that let you know that this is going to be fantasy story? What do you think might happen in this story? Do you recognize any of the characters on the cover? What do you remember about them?

Book Walk
Show students illustrations in the book through page 14. Then have them predict the ending. Reinforce the language that students will read in the text.
Page 3:
Ask: What does Uzzle have? What does Bonk like to ride?
Page 4:
Ask: What do the Monsters strap on their heads and knees?
Pages 5 and 6:
Ask: What season is it now? What do you see on page 6?
Pages 7 and 8
Ask: Why is Uzzle shivering? Why are Snag’s teeth chattering? Where will the Monsters play now?
Pages 9-12
Ask: What are the Monsters doing in these pictures? Bonk wants to go shopping. What do you think they might want to buy? What are they doing on page 12?
Pages 13-14
Ask: What does Bonk see? Who wants to ice-skate? What do you think the Monsters will buy with their money? I’m not going to show you the rest of the book. I want you to read to see what they buy.