Making Predictions

People make predictions everyday. The weather man predicts the weather and scientists predict experiments. Making predictions when you are reading is an important skill too! When you make a predicition you make an educated guess about what you think is going to happen in the story based on what you already know about the story so far.

What predictions can you make about the book you are reading for your lit circles. What do you think is going to happen? Will anything change for the characters? What will the outcomes be?

(***Do not ruin the book if you have already read it!!!)

The Crowded House

In our story this week, Bartholomew teaches the family a lesson in a clever way. Sometimes we don't appreciate things that we already have until they're gone!

I never would have appreciated having a sweet dog like Palmer if we hadn't had a crazy dog like Jerry! Have you ever learned a lesson like this?!

Lessons Learned

At the end of Chocolate Touch  the main character, John Midas, learns an important lesson. What lesson did HE learn? Did you learn any lessons from the story? If so, what lesson did you learn?

Chocolitis?!

When John's mother takes him to the doctor he is diagnosed with "chocolitis." Thank goodness this is not a real disease! Do you think you could come up with a better name for his disease? What would you name it and why?