Book Summary
In Bonk, the Healthy Monster, Bonk becomes the new candy store's number one customer. He begins to have health problems after eating too much candy every day. How will Bonk become healthy again? This book provides the opportunity to introduce author's purpose to emergent readers. Pictures support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Visualize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
• Identify author's purpose
• Discriminate r-controlled /er/ sound
• Identify r-controlled er in words
• Identify adjectives as describing words
• Write words in alphabetical order

Materials

• Book -- Bonk, the Healthy Monster (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Author's purpose, r-controlled er, adjectives worksheets
• Discussion cards

    Indicates an opportunity for students to mark in the book. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are reused.)

Vocabulary

• High-frequency words: asks, from, have, says, there's, too, with, you, your
• Content words: customer, dentist, exercise, healthy