Chef Morty's Party Surprise

Book Summary
Chef Morty's Party Surprise follows young Morty as he helps his parents prepare for their party. He quickly becomes disappointed when he must miss out on playtime to help clean the house before the party. Although his conscience gets the best of him, it happens after he ruins the party. Illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand the text
Analyze the problem and solution in the story
Identify and use contractions
Understand -s, -es, and -ies suffixes

Materials

Book -- Chef Morty's Party Surprise (copy for each student)
Chalkboard or dry erase board
Prediction, problem and solution, contractions, suffixes 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

Content words: anticipating, apology, chompers, consistency, frantically, hesitated, intent, lingered, mimicked, mischievous, nasally, reflect, unpleasant