Reflect on Reading Purpose
Discuss with students what happened at the end of the story.
Ask: Did the story end the way you thought it would? How did you like the ending of the story? 

Developing Comprehension Strategies: evaluating character actions
Model for students how to evaluate character actions.
Model: Characters in a story act just like real people. Sometimes they do good things, and sometimes they act badly. The way the characters act determines what happens in the story. We can look at the way the characters act to decide if they should have done something differently or if they did the right thing. Sometimes we might not all have the same idea about how a character should act, but we can share our ideas, and that helps us learn more about the story.  

Practice: Let’s look at the way the characters acted in this story. What did the three Hoppers say when Snubby Nose gave them the umbrella-shaped pens? Find and read that part of the story aloud. What do you think about what they said to Snubby Nose? How do you feel about the way Snubby Nose and Grandpa Grizzly tricked the three Hoppers? What would you have done? How is the trick they played on the three Hoppers important to the way the story ends? 

Apply: Give out the worksheet and explain what they are to do.
Say: The sentences at the top of the boxes tell the characters' actions. Go back and reread the part in the story where each action takes place. Then write in the first box what you think about how the character acted in this situation. Then explain why you think this in the second box. When you have finished, we will share our ideas. We don’t all have to have the same answers for this activity.