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AGES 5-6
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
by Mo Willems
Wants & transport
Vocabulary

Bus

Car

Truck

Train

Bike

Boat

Plane

Bird
Sentence practice
Can I drive the ___?
No, you can't. / Yes, you can.
- Can I drive the bus? No, you can't.
- Can I ride the bike? Yes, you can.
- I want to drive a train.
Before reading
- Look at the cover. What do you see?
- Who drives a bus?
- What do you want to drive one day?
After reading
- What did the bird want?
- Why did we say no?
- How did the bird feel? Why?
- What does the bird want next?
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: If I Could Drive.
Book not included. These lessons are SimpsonESL originals and aren't affiliated with the author or publisher.