Text Summary
This is the first book in a series about the Monsters. Bonk decides to go camping by himself. He gets scared when darkness falls and he begins to hear strange noises. The noises turn out to be his friends Lurk, Uzzle, and Snag, who have come to join him. Although the Monsters aren't human, many of their emotions are. Readers will enjoy both the story line and the creative illustrations. 

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategies
Use context clues and picture clues to work out meanings of words
Sound out unfamiliar words using known sound/symbol correspondences
Look for familiar word chunks within larger word chunks
Reread for sense 

Word and Print Skills
Phonological Awareness
Blending and segmenting
Phonics
R-family blends
Word Work
Compound words
High Utility Words
has, soon, with  

Comprehension
Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Identify character traits
Sequence events