This story by Tomie de Paola is not one of his better know books but has great messages that children can relate to--being yourself, bullying, and teasing. These activities were spread out over several days.
Below the literature are the themes that we are studying in reading this six weeks. All of literature will revolve around relationships.
We had a staff development training on thinking maps before school started this year. This is a circle map that we made prior to reading the book. In the middle it says "Predictions." We did a picture walk and then I wrote down the kiddos predictions. After reading the book, we confirmed predictions that were true by placing a check mark nesxt to them.
Again we used a circle map to brainstorm ways to handle a bully.
On another day each child was given a sentence from the story. The sentences were cut apart and the words put in a baggie prior to the lesson. After modeling arranging the words into sentences on the document camera, each child worked on making their own sentences at their desk. A couple of students had more challenging sentences and we helped them as a class assemble theirs. After each child had their sentence together they drew an illustration to go along with it.
On yet another session, we took all of the students sentences and illustrations a sequenced them to retell Oliver Button is a Sissy.
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