Text Summary
The Monsters can't wait to go to the circus, but none of them have money. Their lemonade and pizza stands go bust. But then a mischievous monkey escapes from the circus and dashes up a tree. Bonk's clever solution brings the monkey back to the circus, and the Ringmonster rewards the friends. 

Lesson Objectives 

Students will:

• Understand cause and effect relationships
• Identify words with hard and soft c
• Recognize the ck digraph 

Reader Supports

• Simple sentence structure
• Familiar serial characters
• Picture support 

Reader Challenges

• Sentences change pattern from page to page
• Unfamiliar vocabulary 

Vocabulary

High-Frequency Words
says, has, go, have, some 

Materials

• Book - Let's Go to the Circus! (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Worksheets 1 and 2
• Highlighters or colored markers