CHALLENGING WORDS
birthday
down
exit
happy
June
love
sale
shirts
walk
working
SUMMARY
A little dog goes shopping for his mom’s birthday.
He carefully makes his selection and pays the clerk.
Mom loves her new shirt!
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--- Conversation Questions---
(1) Relate what this story is about.
(Answer) A little dog going to the store to buy his mom a birthday present.
(Follow Up) Do you remember what you gave your mom last year for her birthday?
(2) You are the little dog, why do you want to get your mom a birthday present?
(Answer) Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) Share with me when your birthday is.
(3) Explain why you think he picked out the shirt that he gave her.
(Answer) Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) Have you ever made your mom or dad a present?
(4) Tell me why you think the mom liked her birthday present.
(Answer) Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) Does your mom always like the presents you give her?
(5) Define ‘birthday’.
(Answer) The anniversary of the day you were born.
(Follow Up) Will you have a party for your next birthday?
(6) Name some of the signs he passed.
(Answer) Walk, One Way, Stop, People Working, Sale, Open, Up, Down, Take One, Shirts, Pay Here, Exit
(Follow Up) Name some other signs you have seen before.
(7) Tell me what he got his mom for her birthday.
(Answer) A t-shirt
(Follow Up) Do you have a favorite shirt you like to wear?
(8) Recall what was written on her shirt.
(Answer) ‘I Love My Dog’.
(Follow Up) Do you have a dog?
(9) One sign said, ‘Take One’, what did he get?
(Answer) A dog biscuit.
(Follow Up) Does your pet have special treats?
(10) Share with me how he knew it was his mom’s birthday.
(Answer) He saw the day on the calendar.
(Follow Up) The day of her birthday was. (June 3)
Activities
1. List all of the signs the little dog passed and saw. Draw two to three of them.
2. Draw a birthday card for your mom on construction paper.
3. Design the shirt you might give your mom on her birthday.
4. List five things you could give your mom for her birthday.
Introduction
1. Have a wrapped box on the table. Tell the student it is your mom’s birthday. Ask them what they would get their mom if it was her birthday. Then ask the child what a dog could get its mom for her birthday. Say, ‘Let’s read and see what the dog in our story gets his mom.”
2. Have a birthday card on the table. Ask the student when their birthday is and what they want for their birthday. Ask if they always get what they want. Say, “Today we’re reading about a little dog who goes shopping for his mom’s birthday. Let’s see what he gets her.”
3. Have a picture of a birthday cake. Ask the student what their favorite birthday present has been so far. Ask them if they have ever bought a present for their mom. Say, “Today we’re going to read about a dog’s adventure of getting his mom a birthday present.”
Book Title: The Birthday Present
Author: Mavis Smith / Illustrator: Mavis SmithISBN: 0-590-67585-0 / # of Text Pages: 14 AR: N/A LEX: 330
Building Oral Vocabulary
3 / calendar / 5 / bench / 7 / manhole
Prediction Questions
3 / What will he do?
5 / Where is he going?
9 / What do you think he is going to buy?
This resource is provided by THE LEARNING CORPS—Barren County Board of Education, an AmeriCorps project funded in part by the Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service.
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