Every classroom has one (or more!): that student that is constantly interrupting the teacher and their classmates. They don’t mean to be rude, it seems like they just can’t help themselves. What they have something to say, they say it even if someone else is talking. It can be hard to teach students to wait their turn to speak and listen when someone else is talking. We are excited to share a resource with you that helps to do, our book companion for My Mouth is a Volcano. This read aloud is the perfect way to teach your students about interrupting and discuss strategies to prevent it! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
Louis can’t seem to stop interrupting! He interrupts his teachers, his parents, his friends and his sister. When words pop into Louis head, he feels them slide down his head, onto his tongue, and they erupt out of his mouth just like a volcano! Louis’ interrupts get him in trouble and he sent to his room or time out.
When it’s Louis’ turn to be the star student and tell his classmates special stories, two of his classmates interrupt him! Louis can’t believe how rude they were to interrupt his special moment. At home, Louis shares his frustrations with his mother who suggests their mouths might be volcanos just like his. She recommends that when words pop into Louis’ head, he bite down, take a deep breath and breathe the words out. When it is his turn to speak, he can breathe the words back in and share what he wanted to say. This strategy helps Louis become a better listener.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
While this book makes a great social emotional learning lesson about interrupting, it can be used to teach many academic skills as well. Our book companion for My Mother is a Volcano has 29 comprehension questions, 30 writing prompts, and ideas for teaching grammar and social emotional learning. Take a peek at some of the topics included below!
- Teach students to identify the author’s purpose for writing a book and what they hope readers do when they’re finished.
- Discuss the theme and message the author is trying to teach readers.
- Incorporate descriptive writing by asking students to describe an actual volcano.
- Ask students to write poems about interrupting.
- Teach a lesson on proper nouns, synonyms and time order words
- Introduce students to some of the ways writers use ellipses.
- Discuss strategies students can use to stop themselves from interrupting.
- Teach students what it means to be an active listener.
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
Don’t spend time looking all over the internet for resources to go with My Mouth is a Volcano. The activities in this planner have everything a teacher would need to conduct a comprehensive read aloud. The best part is, we’ve included so many different lessons and topics that you can pick and choose what best meets the needs of your students. You are going to be so happy with the amount of time you save by using the resource!
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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