Hippo's+Toothache

Day 1

 * Dentist: why do you go? Have you ever had a toothache? How did it feel?
 * Read title and look at cover. What do you think the book will be about?
 * Tell them that one thing good readers do is really look at a book before they read it to think about what might happen and make predictions. This helps them understand the book better and do a better job of reading it.
 * Model with the cover and title page: he has a painful toothache, someone is trying to help him pull it out.
 * Have students go through the pages and make predictions. Record their predictions.
 * As they walk through the book, preview:
 * p. 3 "awoke"
 * p. 7 Harriet
 * Polly, Milly, Ziggy (double consonants)
 * p. 11 vine (what do monkeys like to swing on? check the letters)
 * What would you do if you had a toothache? Moan, groan, act it out.
 * Now it's time to read the book to find out what happens to Hippo with his Toothache. Put a sticky note next to any words where you get stuck.
 * Talk about thinking about what makes sense: model with a sentence.
 * Stop them at p. 8, model making predictions as you read: "I thought about what they should do, and I think they will take him to the dentist."
 * Check predictions if there's time.
 * Share words they got stuck on and how to figure them out.

Day 2

 * Review their predictions and what really happened.
 * Talk about characters, setting, problem. Tell them to think about these as they re-read. Model thinking about the character and the setting.
 * Send them to re-read.
 * Talk about plot and problem.
 * "ou" and "ow" say /ow/: practice with worksheet.
 * Why do the other animals want to help hippo? Why does Ella run away when she sees the mouse?
 * Assign the quiz and retelling sheet.