A Note from Robert Munsch A long long LONG time ago when I was in first grade my class had 60 kids in it The teacher didn’t read any books and neither did the kids It was not fun Well here is a book that is fun to read for both you and your grown-ups READERS RULE
Before Reading High-Frequency Words Practice reading these high-frequency words in the story and show tell than Meet the Characters Get to know the characters from the story by looking at the pictures and the names below Benjamin Benjamin’s mother Benjamin’s baby sister The teacher The principal 2
Nouns A noun is a person place or thing For example the characters Ben and his sister are nouns because they are people in the story Ben’s school is a noun it’s a place and so is his backpack it’s a thing Go through the rest of the story and see if you can find any more people places or things Making Connections Show and Tell In the story Benjamin brings in his baby sister for show and tell Why do you think he wanted to bring in his sister for show and tell If you could bring in one thing that was really important to you what would you choose After picking the item you would bring in for show and tell evaluate if it would be a good idea to bring it e g Is it easily lost Could you care for it at school Is it safe for school 3
