Book Summary
Bonk has a problem. His house is filled from corner to corner with collections. Jupe suggests that Bonk move to a bigger house. But Bonk loves his home and his collections. How will he solve his problem? Monster Moving Day provides an excellent opportunity to introduce problem and solution to students. Pictures support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Retell

Objectives

• Use the strategy of retelling to understand and remember story events
• Identify problem and solution
• Discriminate r-controlled /or/ sound
• Identify r-controlled or
• Identify and use contractions
• Understand and identify antonyms

Materials

• Book -- Monster Moving Day (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Problem and solution, r-controlled or, contractions worksheets

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

Vocabulary

• High-frequency words: have, like, more, says, that, this, there's
• Content words: collection, creaky, house, moves, moving, plenty, secret, space, takes, thought