Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day: Information about Australia
Summary: One day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
Vocabulary: Australia, invisible, koala, pajamas, sneakers, wallaby, horrible, terrible, duet, dessert
Activities
* Preview, predict, vocabulary, picture walk
* Read other books that talk about having a bad day. Giff, Patricia Reilly. Today was a Terrible Day. Viking Press, 1992; Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman. Mitchell is Moving. Macmillan, 1978 and other books by Judith Viorst.
* Alexander‚s schedule for the day - fill in time of day and activity (see sheet)
* Drawing: on one side draw a label what you look like on a good day and on the opposite side draw you on a bad day (see sheet).
* What does he think? (see sheet)
* Play the Alexander board game (see game board and game pieces)
* Good day/Bad day game (see sheet)
* Internet: Read about Australia and come up with interesting information or what Alexander could do if he actually moved there.
* Make a story chain (see sheet)
Writing:
* Close activity: fill in the blanks with the best day or the worst day (see sheet)
* Write a story about a time that they had a really bad day. Did it get better? What happened to change your feeling? (see sheet)
* Write about a place they would like to move to when they are having a bad day. Why did they choose this area? What would they do there? Could this have happened there also?
* Write a letter to Alexander helping him with one of his problems; brainstorm a list of of ideas for how to cope/deal with a bad day
* Design a greeting card encouraging Alexander to feel better.
