Activity 1: Study the Story Pictures
- Before reading or listening to the story, study and describe the pictures accompanying the story.
Activity 2: Recite the Book Information
- Before and after reading or listening to the story, recite aloud the name of the author, the title of the book, and the title of the chapter.
Activity 3: Narrate the Story
- After reading or listening to the story, narrate the events of the story aloud in your own words.
Activity 4: Itemize the Story
Study the items Elmer uses in this chapter and discuss how he used them.
- Rubber Boots (Elmer uses the boots to wade in a pool of water.)
- Toothbrush and Paste (Elmer uses the toothbrush and paste to whiten the Rhino's tusk.)
Activity 5: Check Off Items on the List
- Check off the items that Elmer used that he brought with him in his knapsack (rubber boots, toothbrush, toothpaste).