Imogene's Antlers is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 550 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
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SUMMARY
"Imogene's Antlers" by David Small is a delightful and whimsical story about a young girl named Imogene who wakes up one morning to find that she has grown a pair of antlers on her head. Imogene's antlers cause quite a stir in her town as people try to figure out what to make of this unusual transformation. Imogene herself embraces her new antlers and finds creative ways to use them, from playing the piano to serving as a hat rack. The story unfolds with humor and charm, as Imogene's antlers become a source of joy and curiosity for her and those around her. Through its imaginative illustrations and playful narrative, the book encourages readers to celebrate individuality and embrace the unexpected. In the end, Imogene's antlers serve as a reminder that sometimes it's the quirkiest things about us that make us truly special.
 USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.
- Encourage students to use their summarizing and retelling strategies.
- Practice making inferences throughout the story and after reading.
- Have students practice their questioning skills as you read the book.
- Use examples from the book to teach a lesson on interjections.
- Teach a mini lesson on past tense verbs using examples from the book.
- Introduce or review how and why author’s use ellipses.
- Talk about empathy in the book and classroom.
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
- 30Â 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
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will love the similar books listed below, which can all be found in our free picture book list.
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- Olive, the Other Reindeer by Vivian Walsh
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