Vocabulary
Monkey
Hat
Yellow
Boat
Phone
Balloon
Fire
HappySentence practice
The monkey wants to ___.
He is curious about the ___.
- The monkey wants to fly.
- He is curious about the phone.
- The man has a yellow hat.
Before reading
- Look at the cover. What do you see?
- What does 'curious' mean?
- What would you do if you saw a monkey in the city?
After reading
- Where did the monkey come from?
- What happened with the phone? Why?
- How did the balloons help him fly?
- Where did he live at the end?
How to teach it
- Open the PowerPoint. Ask the "before reading" questions and teach the new words with the flashcards.
- Hand out one flashcard per child. Read the book aloud. Children hold up their card when they hear their word.
- Practise the sentence pattern together, then play the picture game in the slides.
- Ask the "after reading" questions.
- Finish with the printable project: The Monkey's Big Day.
Book not included. These lessons are SimpsonESL originals and aren't affiliated with the author or publisher.