Monday, February 9, 2015

Book of the Week: Roses Are Pink Your Feet Really Stink

Roses Are Pink Your Feet Really Stink by Diane deGroat

Summary: It's almost Valentine's Day, and Gilbert is starting to write his Valentine's Day poems.  He remembers some not-so-nice things his classmates Margaret and Lewis have done to him, so he decides to write them mean Valentine's and then sign each other's names on them.  When Margaret and Lewis read their Valentine's, they are not happy.  It doesn't take long until they realize that they were missing a Valentine from Gilbert.  Gilbert needs to figure out a way to fix his problem before the Valentine's Day party is over!

Vocabulary:
  • smiley eyes - nice and friendly eyes
  • tweak - to pull or pinch
  • tin - a metal container with a lid used to keep food in, especially cookies
  • mitt - baseball glove
  • nasty - rude
  • to have rocks in your head - to not be very smart
This book lends itself well to practicing cause and effect.  You can access our cause and effect freebie here.  Our students were very successful with this activities.

Are you interest in other extension activities/  Check these out!
  • Shawna Devoe has a free activity that looks at how characters change throughout the story.  YOu can find the activity on TPT or click here
  • This activity pack includes math, writing, and comprehension activities!
  • This teaching resource targets vocabulary and characters, setting, and story events.









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