Pig the Monster 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
"Pig the Monster" by Aaron Blabey takes place on Halloween staring Pig who is back but this time he has turned into a monster! He runs through the streets being greedy and demanding candy and takes entire baskets full of treats without leaving anything for anyone else. Pig was so greedy that if he felt he did not get enough treats, he would be very disrespectful and so he started turning pumpkins over and playing tricks on people and his poor behavior ruined Halloween night. Pig started eating all of his candy at once and he started shoving chocolate into his mouth even though Trevor cautioned him that dogs should not eat chocolate. Pig did not listen and ate the chocolate anyway but thankfully Trevor was able to help Pig understand and fix his mistake. By the end of the book Pig learned that it is important to be respectful on Halloween and share with others which is a great lesson for kinds to learn as well as they enjoy seeing one of their favorite characters back in this Halloween story!
 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.
- Discuss the different characters in the story and analyze their thoughts and actions.
- Discuss the books plot and examine the problem and solution.
- Cause and effect can be a difficult skill for students. This book is a perfect mentor text for teaching this skill.
- Identifying the theme, message, or moral is an important skill that takes a lot of practice. Use this story as an opportunity to help your students with this reading strategy.
- Practice identifying the prefix of a word.
- Introduce the purpose of adverbs and practice using them.
- Teach students the meaning of being respectful and discuss what it looks like in the 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.
- Gustavo by Flavia Z. Drago
- Pig the Pug by Aaron Blabey
- Pig the Slob by Aaron Blabey
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