The purpose of this reading is to bring everything together: the text, the vocabulary, and the illustrations. The discussion and activity options focus on analyzing the main idea, theme, character traits, setting and how all of the story elements relate to each other.

During this reading your child and you will read the story all the way through. Three ways that you can add fun and improve recall during this reading:

~You may switch roles and become the listener and the questioner as your child “reads”(retells) the story to you.

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The focus of this reading is to read the story and talk about new vocabulary. There will be opportunities in this reading to connect the information in the illustrations to the information in the text.

*Read the pages before you ask the questions.

Night Scene and 5:00:

~On the night scene, danced around the moon: the fireflies are flying around and it looks like they are flying around the moon from the picture. Did the fireflies really dance around the moon? What do you think the fireflies were doing?

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To allow the brain to focus on the information in the illustrations this reading will look only at the illustrations and the information they provide the young reader. There are no right or wrong answers in this reading.

~Copyright Page: Read the information at the top of the copyright page about aphids and ladybugs.

Instead of page numbers, the page references will be the clocks in the upper right or left corner of each page spread.

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ABOUT THIS BOOK: THE GROUNCHY LADYBUG
by Eric Carle

Mr. Carle is a popular and celebrated author of children’s books, winning numerous awards, including the 2003 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his lifetime contribution to children’s literature and illustration. The Grouchy Ladybug is one of his most popular books. His brilliant illustrations enhance the storyline about an ill-tempered, aggressive ladybug who challenges animal after animal to fight. By the end of the story the ladybug becomes much nicer and well-mannered.

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