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Caps for Sale lesson
AGES 4-5

Caps for Sale

by Esphyr Slobodkina
Colours & copying actions

Vocabulary

CapCap
MonkeyMonkey
TreeTree
RedRed
BlueBlue
GrayGray

Sentence practice

I have a ___ cap.

Before reading

  • Look at the cover. What do you see?
  • Do you wear a cap?
  • What do monkeys like to do?

After reading

  • Where were the caps?
  • What did the monkeys copy?
  • How did he get the caps back?

How to teach it

  1. Open the PowerPoint. Ask the "before reading" questions and teach the new words with the flashcards.
  2. Hand out one flashcard per child. Read the book aloud. Children hold up their card when they hear their word.
  3. Practise the sentence pattern together, then play the picture game in the slides.
  4. Ask the "after reading" questions.
  5. Finish with the printable project: Stack the Caps.

Book not included. These lessons are SimpsonESL originals and aren't affiliated with the author or publisher.

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