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.
Pages 1 – 8:
Please look at the series of pages 1 – 8:
~Wild takes on several meanings in this book. When Mr. Tiger decides that he wishes to be wild, wild means the opposite of proper. Talk about what Mr. Tiger wishes.
~Remember to make a long pause for an ellipsis ( . . .).
~On page 3, bored: feeling like there is nothing to do, wearied by dullness.
~On page 3, proper: conforming to a standard behavior. Why do you think being proper bored Mr. Tiger?
~On page 4, What’s so funny about what Mrs. Horse says to the children?
~On page 6, loosen up: to feel relaxed or free.
Pages 9 – 18:
Look at series of pages 9 – 18:
~What makes Mr. Tiger’s idea so wild? (It’s the opposite of proper.)
~What kinds of wild things does Mr. Tiger try?
~On page 15, peculiar: odd. Look at the words that his friends say as they watch him leap from rooftop to rooftop. Do you agree with this friends that his behavior is peculiar and unacceptable?
~On page 18, what does “went a little too far”mean? (His behavior is more than they can accept.)
Pages 21 – 32:
~On page 21, why do his friends want him to leave?
~On page 22, why does Mr. Tiger think that leaving is a magnificent idea?
~Use extra emotion for the exclamation mark! The exclamation mark shows how happy Mr. Tiger is.
Pages 33 – END:
Look at the series of pages:
~Why do you think the other characters are changing their proper behavior?
~What makes the last pages (pages 39 and 40) so funny?