Squirrel’s World by Lisa Moser
Schema: Squirrels live in trees, cute, furry, eat nuts
“A Busy, Busy, Busy Start”
Drawing Conclusions: What text evidence supports the conclusion that squirrel is not a good listener? He makes many apples fall when mouse told him she only needed one.
Cause and Effect: Because Squirrel rolled 10 ears of corn down the hill without planning, the effect is that the corn rolled on top of Mouse and bumped her head.
Characterization: Use the Character Traits Chart with word bank to list Squirrel’s traits.
“The Perfect Game”
Sequencing: Sequence the games that Squirrel played with Turtle: Leap Frog, Finding Clover, Counting thing, Hide and Seek
“One Wet Rabbit”
Cause and Effect Because Rabbit jumped up and down on the log, the effect is that Rabbit fell in and got wet. Look for more cause and effect relationships and use the Cause and Effect Chart.


