Enemy Pie

Students complete activities with the book Enemy Pie by Derek Munson.  In this literature activity, students answer questions before and during the reading. They describe how the main character's feelings changed.

Students read and discuss the short story, "The McWilliamses and the Burglar Alarm," by Mark Twain. They assume the role of the main characters in the story and write a humorous letter of complaint using a business letter format. They...

This single-period lesson plan reinforces the concept of story sequence. Teachers of this lesson plan will read aloud Enemy Pie, by Derek Munson, How to Make An Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman. Then students will...

Cozy up and listen to a recording of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and The Three Little Javelinas. Then, lead your class in a compare and contrast of the two stories by creating a Venn diagram.

Students read a story and use sentence strips to order story events.  In this sequencing lesson, students learn new vocabulary words centered around the story Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, preview the story, make predictions about...

Third graders read the book "Enemy Pie". As a class, they brainstorm a list of what they believe the ingredients are to an enemy pie. In groups, they follow a recipe to make their own pie and pudding. To end the lesson, they write...

Students participate in the reading of an online story in an attempt to increase reading comprehension. Before reading the class looks at the cover and pictures in order to make predictions about the outcome. They read the story and have...

Students read a chapter in a book.  In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students predict what will happen in chapter 2 of Muggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary.  Students write, define and illustrate new vocabulary words and...

Have you ever read the story Ming Lo Moves the Mountain to your class? It's a fun fable about a man who wants out from under a mountain's shadow. Use these discussion questions and critical reading ideas to enhance comprehension,...

Students think about what makes a story interesting to read or hear. What kinds of details make a story come to life? How can a storyteller create a feeling of excitement or suspense? What kinds of characters do students like? If anyone...