Text Summary
Uzzle's cousin Cuke has come to visit, and suddenly Cuke's the coolest monster on the block. All the other monsters want to dress like him, comb their fur like him, and play with him—all except Bonk. He's not sure he likes all the fuss his friends make over the new monster. But when Cuke gets lost on a bike ride, all of the monsters know that Bonk is the one to call to help. 

About the Lesson 

Targeted Reading Strategy:

• Make personal connections to the text

Objectives

• Analyze character traits
• Orally manipulate medial sounds
• Identify and pronounce words with the ee digraph
• Identify nouns
• Recognize figurative language

Materials

• Book - Cool as a Cuke (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry-erase board
• Index cards with vocabulary
• Character Web, Digraph ee, Nouns, Figurative Language worksheets
• Word journal (optional)

    Indicates an opportunity to use the book interactively (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are not consumable.)

Vocabulary

• High-frequency words: who, have, help
• Content words: Cuke, Uzzle, Lurk, Snag, Bonk, cousin, watermelon, whistle