Prediction Practice

Storytime  -- You will receive a sheet of plain paper.  Fold it in half.  On each half you will draw something as you are directed to.  Write your name somewhere on that paper. 

Predicting  Practice -- How could these words be related to each other in a story? 

bed                      father                    light                      dark                          boy                             disappeared

Draw a picture of what's under YOUR bed.

Listen to the story.


If you are absent, you can read the story here:
There's Something Under the Bed

Now that you know what genre we are dealing with, you can think about the conventions of the genre. 

How about these?  How could these words be related to each other in a story? 

bed                   spider                  mother                  kill                       sheets                                       book

Draw a picture that expresses how you feel about spiders. 

Think about experiences you have had with spiders.  

Listen to the story.

Skittering (If you are absent, read the story here.)

Soundtrack from spiders scene in Something Wicked This Way Comes