It’s winter and that means coughs, sniffles, and colds. Today we are spotlighting a hilarious book to read to your class when it seems like everyone is dealing with a bad cold. Bob, Not Bob is sure to get your students laughing, even if they aren’t feeling well. This book is a story all students, and teachers, can relate too! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
Little Louie is sick with a terrible cold! His ears are blocked, his nose is stuffed, and he is hot and sweaty. Louie does not want to color, watch tv or shoot baskets. All he wants is his mother. Whenever he calls for his mom, his dog Bob comes running. That’s because Louie sounds different when his nose is stuffy. Everyone is having a hard time understanding Louie and mom and Bob keep getting mixed up.
Eventually, mom comes into Louie’s room and crawls into bed with him. The two spend the rest of the day sleeping. When Louie starts to feel better he is able to play with Bob again and can speak regularly. However, he hears Mom start to sneeze. Students will laugh out loud as they listen to this book that should be read as though you have a cold.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
This book is written in such a unique way that is lends itself to teaching so many skills. Teachers can focus on specific reading comprehension strategies or use the book as a mentor text to integrate writing and grammar.
- Practice making connections to the story. Having a cold is something all students can relate to.
- Discuss the author’s purpose for writing the book and how he added humor to the story.
- Engage students in how-to writing as they think about what it’s like having a cold.
- Students will love writing lists to go along with the story.
- Teach students what a hyphen is and why writers use it.
- Explore new prefixes and suffixes.
- Explain to students what it means to show compassion and why it is important.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
We hope this resource makes planning and teaching so much easier!
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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- Who Wet My Pants? by Bob Shea
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- A Sick Day For Amos McGee by Phillip C. Stead
- Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
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