CHALLENGING WORDS
afraidcover
crawl
howls
laugh
parade
princess
sometimes
sound
thunder
SUMMARY
A little girl helps the dog Princess deal withbeing afraid of thunder.
--- Conversation Questions---
(1) / Explain what Princess is afraid of.(Answer) / She is afraid of thunder because it is loud.
(Follow Up) / Is your pet afraid of thunder?
(2) / Imagine you were the little girl, how would you comfort Princess?
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Would you have fun being brave?
(3) / Suppose the little girl was afraid of thunder and Princess was not, how could Princess help her?
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Has your pet ever made you feel better?
(4) / Remember a time that you helped someone with something they were afraid of.
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / How did it feel after helping them?
(5) / Explain what brave means.
(Answer) / It means not running when you are afraid.
(Follow Up) / Have you ever had to be brave?
(6) / Find a list of sound words in this story.
(Answer) / Boom! Crack. La, la, la. Oooo and crash.
(Follow Up) / Name something that would make one these sounds.
(7) / List some activities that Princess and the Little Girl participate in when a storm comes.
(Answer) / Crawl under the bed, sing, howl, laugh, cover their ears, and have a parade.
(Follow Up) / Do you do any of these things during a storm?
(8) / Find the activities Princess and the Little Girl participate in that are NOISY.
(Answer) / Singing, barking, laughing and banging.
(Follow Up) / Why do you think they find noisy activities?
(9) / List the quiet activities Princess and her friend find to do during a storm.
(Answer) / Hide under the bed and cover their ears.
(Follow Up) / Why do you think they don’t read or tell stories?
(10) / Hunt for Princess’ way of participating in a parade.
(Answer) / She barks and marches.
(Follow Up) / Do you like parades?
Activities
1. / Write several sentences about what you do during a storm.
2. / Draw a picture of your favorite part of the book. Write a sentence about what is happening.
3. / Draw a picture of yourself and your pet during a storm. How do you help your pet relax when a storm comes?
4. / Write a thunder acrostic poem. Try to let the poem describe how thunder sounds and makes you feel.
Introductions
1. / Bring in a stuffed animal. Talk to the students about their pets and how they react to a storm. Our story is about a dog and a little girl – which of them might be afraid a storm?
2. / Bring in a lightning strike made from paper. Ask the students what often accompanies lightning. Our story is about Princess who is afraid of storms.
3. / Play record sounds of a thunder storm. Ask the students how they feel about storms. Our story is about a little girl with a dog who is afraid of storms and how she comforted him.
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Book Title: Thunder Doesn’t Scare Me!
Author: Lynea Bowdish / Illustrator: John WallaceISBN: 0-516-24126-5 / # of Text Pages: 14 AR: 1.8 LEX: n/a
Building Oral Vocabulary
23 / parade
Prediction Questions
7 / How do you think she helps Princess be brave?
14 / What will they do next?
23 / How do you suppose they have a parade?