Morty and the Oatmeal Babysitter

Book Summary
Morty and the Oatmeal Babysitter is the story of Morty, a mischievous mouse, who wants to go with his friends to see the circus. However, Morty's mother has asked him to stay at home and watch his siblings until she returns. Faced with the dilemma of what he wants to do and what he should do, Morty learns an important lesson. 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 text
Sequence events in a story
Identify and form contractions
Identify and form compound words

Materials

Book -- Morty and the Oatmeal Babysitter (copy for each student)
Chalkboard or dry erase board
Prediction, sequence events, contractions, compound words 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: business, cement, circus, disappointed, elephants, excitement, mane, mischievous, oatmeal, pantry, precious, scampered, scurried, sideshow