Pigsty+Read+Aloud

Kelly Nolan Dr. McKool Pigsty Read Aloud March 1st, 2011

Title – Pigsty

Grade – Kindergarten

Standard – Reading Standards for Literature: Key Ideas and Details 1. With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

Time – 20-30 minutes

Objective – Students will be able to ask and answer questions and make and alter predictions about the book //Pigsty// by Mark Teague.

Materials – //Pigsty// by Mark Teague

Lesson Sequence –

Pre reading: “Boys and girls, today you are going to hear a story by Mark Teague called Pigsty. I really like this book because it is about something that I can really relate too and it is something I think some of you will be able to relate to too. Look at the cover and think about what this book could be about, also think about the title, Pigsty. Do you know that a Pigsty is? What do you know about pigs that could help you to figure this out? Who has a suggestion as to what this book could be about? How do you know that? Let’s read and see if that is what the author was thinking too!”

During reading: 1st stop after “as long as it only one or two.” “Boys and girls, I think that maybe more pigs are going to show up, what do you think? Turn and talk to the person sitting next to you and I will give you 2 minutes to talk about it, when the 2 minutes is up I am going to tell you and then we will go back to listening quietly so we can see if what we predicted is what the author was thinking too.” 2nd stop after “and his baseball cards were chewed.” “This time I want to hear what you think, I will take three answers and then we will continue reading to see what happens.”

Post reading: “Think back to when we looked at the cover? Were we thinking the same thing that the author was? What happened to Wendell’s room? Where did the pigs go when they left? Have any of you ever been told that your room looks like a pigsty? Because I know I have. Who wants to share their favorite part of the story?

Assessment: I will know students are successful when they are listening; making predictions, answering questions and make connections to their lives.