Rainy Day Dream
CHALLENGING WORDS
bridgehighway
ocean
oceanliner
railroad
skyscraper
stream
sunshine
tower
umbrella
SUMMARY
Gripping tightly to the handle of his umbrella, a young adventurer is swept up by an incredible ride. This daydream journey takes us through extraordinary vistas and breath taking surprises.-- Conversation Questions---
(1) / Tell me what this story is about.(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Do you like to daydream about far off places?
(2) / In order, name the surprise vistas the young adventurer flew over.
(Answer) / Stream, damn, railroad, bridege, tower, ocean, or ocean liner.
(Follow Up) / Have you ever seen a show that this book reminds yo of? (Mary Poppins).
(3) / Will magical umbrella return the young boy back to the place he began?
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / If you could make an item come to life, what would it be?
(4) / Look in the book and tell me what the boy was wearing.
(Answer) / A hooded raincoat and red sneakers.
(Follow Up) / Describe what outer wear you put on or carry when it rains.
(5) / Which page showed the boy looking like he was scared? Why?
(Answer) / Page 5, he looked like he was about to fall into the river.
(Follow Up) / Have you ever fallen in water on accident?
(6) / Just a he flew over the railroad bridge, what surprise appeared?
(Answer) / A train.
(Follow Up) / Describe something that surprised you once.
(7) / Do you think the boy will be very tired when he wakes up?
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Tell about a morning you got up very tired.
(8) / Look in the book, what animal watched out the window as the boy flew by?
(Answer) / A cat.
(Follow Up) / Tell me about an animal you daydream about.
(9) / Explain what a dream is.
(Answer) / Picture or images seen during sleep.
(Follow Up) / Do you dream a lot? What about?
(10) / Remember how the ocean looked in the story.
(Answer) / Rough and stormy.
(Follow Up) / Have you ever seen the ocean? What did it look like?
Activities
1. / Write a short story to go with the pictures n "Rainy Day Dream".
2. / Make a paper doll and the clothes he/she will need for a rainy day. List the items.
3. / Make a flip book of your own daydream. Put drawings of far-off places you would go and the things you would do.
4. / Write about your favorite part of the book and tell why that it is your favorite.
Introductions
1. / Bring in an umbrella. Ask the student what it is used for? Say, today we are going to look at a story involving an umbrella and a great adventure. Let's see what happens.2. / Bring in a bag with an umbrella, rain boots, and a raincoat (real or pictures). Ask the child what they would do with these items? Say, would you consider it an adventure? Tell them that today we are going to read about a boy who uses these things in his daydream adventure.
3. / Play a tape of rain. Ask the child to close their eyes and imagine what they would do if they could play in the rain. Say, we are going to look at a book today about the rain and an adventure a boy has in the book.
Book Title: Rainy Day Dream
Author: Michael Chesworth / Illustrator: Michael ChesworthISBN: 0-374-36177-0 / # of Text Pages: n/a Book Level:
Building Oral Vocabulary
1 / umbrella / 13 / ocean liner / 20 / bridge
Prediction Questions
1 / Where do you think the boy is going?
15 / Can you tell me where he will go next?
27 / Will he ever come down from the air?