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: Draw the Story
- Draw a bridge of crocodiles spanning a river.
Activity 5: Itemize the Story
Study the items Elmer uses in this chapter and discuss how he used them.
- Lollipops (Elmer gives the lollipops to the crocodiles, enabling him to cross the river on their backs.)
- Rubber Bands (Elmer secures the lollipops to the tails of the crocodiles with rubber bands.)
Activity 6: Check Off Items on the List
- Check off the items that Elmer used that he brought with him in his knapsack (lollipops and rubber bands).