NAME OF BOOK:
IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE
by Laura Joffe Numeroff
NAME OF BOOK:
IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE
by Laura Joffe Numeroff
| STANDARD 1
(READING COMPREHENSION) After reading the story, list all of the "if" items listed in the book. Have students tell what would happen if you gave a mouse that item. |
| STANDARD 2
(WRITING PROCESS) Have students write a sentence, "If you give a ______a_______". Then have them tell what would happen. |
| STANDARD 3
(WRITING/GRAMMAR) (Idea taken from the website below) Have students list all of the nouns (naming words) in the story. |
| STANDARD 4
(SPEAKING/LISTENING) Reread the story. As you read it, have students recite the second part of the text. |
| STANDARD 5
(INFORMATION SOURCES) Have students locate information (in dictionary, encyclopedia, and/or Internet) about mice. Make a class chart showing what the children discovered about mice. |
| STANDARD 6
(LITERATURE) Discuss this type of book. Have students talk about whether it is real or imaginary. |
| STANDARD 7
(REASONING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING) QUESTIONS FOR STUDENTS: Would we want to give a mouse something that it likes? Why or why not? What happens when a mouse comes in the house? |