Before Reading

Lesson Plans for THE UMBRELLA TRICK Level M

Before Reading

Build Background
Involve students in a discussion about rainy weather to elicit prior knowledge and build background.
Ask: What do you do when it rains? What do you wear when you go out in the rain? What happens sometimes if you get wet in the rain?
If students have read previous stories about the Hoppers, involve them in a discussion about what they remember of the stories and the characters.
Ask: Do you remember the Hoppers story about building an igloo? What do you remember about the Hoppers going outside to fly their kites? Who is Grandpa Grizzly? What can you remember about him?

Introduce the Book
Show students the cover of the book and read the title. Talk about the cover illustration.
Ask: What is happening in this picture? Can you recognize any of the characters? What do you think this story might be about?

Book Walk
Show students the first illustration in the book. Ask them what they think is happening. Reinforce the language that students will read in the text.
Ask: What is happening in this picture? Why might the Hoppers be sneezing?
Continue to show students the pictures. Have students make predictions about what is happening in the story. Continue until Snubby Nose goes to Grandpa Grizzly because the other bunnies are angry. Ask students to predict what Grandpa Grizzly might do and how the story might end.

Reading Strategies
Remind students of what they can do when they come to a difficult word. Model the reading strategies they can use.
Say: When I come to a word I don’t know, there are several things I can do to figure it out. I can think about what word would make sense in the sentence. Sometimes the picture can help me figure out the word. I can sound the word out, using what I know about letter sounds. After I sound it out, I reread the whole sentence to see if the word makes sense.

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Introduce the Book
Show students the cover of the book and read the title. Talk about the cover illustration.
Ask: What is happening in this picture? Can you recognize any of the characters? What do you think this story might be about?

Book Walk
Show students the first illustration in the book. Ask them what they think is happening. Reinforce the language that students will read in the text.
Ask: What is happening in this picture? Why might the Hoppers be sneezing?
Continue to show students the pictures. Have students make predictions about what is happening in the story. Continue until Snubby Nose goes to Grandpa Grizzly because the other bunnies are angry. Ask students to predict what Grandpa Grizzly might do and how the story might end.

Reading Strategies
Remind students of what they can do when they come to a difficult word. Model the reading strategies they can use.
Say: When I come to a word I don’t know, there are several things I can do to figure it out. I can think about what word would make sense in the sentence. Sometimes the picture can help me figure out the word. I can sound the word out, using what I know about letter sounds. After I sound it out, I reread the whole sentence to see if the word makes sense.