Listening and Speaking Connection: character role-play
Have different students take on the roles of the characters and role-play the events in the story. Before they begin, write down the main events of the story and ask students to review what happened in each part. Students can ad-lib the dialogue from the story, but they will need to listen to the other characters in order to respond with the appropriate dialogue. 

Reading Independently
Invite students to reread the book independently or with a partner. Students might like to read other books in a series, such as Reading A-Z’s Tommy Tales.

Home Connection
Invite students to take the book home to read with their families. 

Assessment

• Monitor students' reading of the text and note when they seem to be having difficulties. During the Reflect on Reading Strategies segment of the lesson, note the words students had difficulty with and discuss strategies they could use to read the words.
• Monitor students’ responses after reading to determine how well they can evaluate character actions. Note whether they can justify their ideas.
• Observe students’ role-plays to determine whether their characterization is consistent with the character development in the story. Note whether they listen to other students in order to be able to respond appropriately.