CHALLENGING WORDS

announced
bicycling
company
Copenhagen
courtyard
especially
hundreds
lonesome
perhaps
toymaker

SUMMARY

Mr. Jensen and his cat live in Copenhagen.
Even though his cat kept him company he was still lonely. One day, Mr. Jensen wakes up and his day turns out to be full of surprises.
--- Conversation Questions---
(1) / Can you tell me about your favorite part of the book.
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Explain to me why this was your favorite part of the book.
(2) / Imagine that you were the cat, would you get jealous of his friend?
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Tell me about a time you have been jealous.
(3) / If you were Mr. Jensen, how do you feel about being lonely?
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Do you think the cat is happy living with Mr. Jensen?
(4) / Put yourself in Mr. Jensen’s shoes, and guess what he thought of his friend.
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / How do you think they will end up?
(5) / Define the word “apologize”.
(Answer) / To say you are sorry for doing something wrong.
(Follow Up) / Tell me about a time you had to apologize for something.
(6) / Recall how many cats Mr. Jensen had.
(Answer) / One.
(Follow Up) / Do you like cats? If so, do you have any cats?
(7) / Tell me how many cats Mr. Jensen’s lady friend had.
(Answer) / Three.
(Follow Up) / Did he like her cats?
(8) / Mr. Jensen lived in what country?
(Answer) / Denmark.
(Follow Up) / Tell me what country we live in.
(9) / Can you tell me where Mr. Jensen worked?
(Answer) / Toy store.
(Follow Up) / Do you think you would like to work at a toy store?
(10) / Tell me what Mr. Jensen does at work.
(Answer) / He is a toymaker.
(Follow Up) / How many toys do you think he makes a day?
Activities
1. / Make a list of things Mr. Jensen could do to keep from being lonely.
2. / Draw a picture of Mr. Jensen, the cat, and the lady Mr. Jensen meets.
3. / In your opus, write a short summary of what this book was about.
4. / Draw a picture of a cat and give him or her a name.
Introduction
1.  Have the child to tell you about a time where nothing went right. What happened, did it ever turn out okay. Say, “Today we are going to read a story about a man who has a very unusual day. Let’s read and see what happens.”
2.  Ask the child to tell you about a time they felt lonely and the only thing that kept them company was an animal. Discuss. Say, “We are going to read about a man who gets all his company from a cat.”
3.  Have a stuffed cat on the table and ask the student what cats are good for. Ask them to explain their reason. Say, “Today we are going to read about a cat who has to keep his master company.”

Book Title: Mr. Jensen and Cat

Author: Lenore Blegvad
/ Illustrator: Erik Blegvad
ISBN: / # of Text Pages: 27 Book Level:
Building Oral Vocabulary
5 / Denmark / 7 / Danish / 9 / Copenhagen
Prediction Questions
7 / How much do you think Mr. Jensen gets to work?
8 / Why does he like to ride a bike?
13 / What is his day going so weird?

This resource is provided by KYREADS—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.