Pig the Sob 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 Slob" by Aaron Blabey tells the story of a mischievous and messy pug named Pig. In this installment of the popular "Pig the Pug" series, Pig's messy habits and lack of cleanliness cause chaos and frustration for his owner, Trevor. Pig refuses to clean up after himself and leaves his toys scattered all over the house. He even goes as far as refusing to take a bath, leading to a stinky situation. As the mess piles up and Trevor becomes increasingly exasperated, readers witness the consequences of Pig's slovenly behavior. The book humorously explores the importance of cleanliness, tidiness, and taking responsibility for one's actions. With its vibrant illustrations and playful rhymes, "Pig the Slob" delivers an entertaining and relatable tale that encourages children to embrace cleanliness and considerate behavior.
 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.
- Discuss the different characters in the story and analyze their thoughts and actions.
- Help students to analyze what the author’s purpose for writing the book might be.
- Complete a mini lesson on synonyms.
- Introduce or review how and why author’s use ellipses.
- Explain to students the various ways to use a comma.
- Discuss the importance of making good choices.
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.
- Pig the Pug by Aaron Blabey
- Pig the Tourist by Aaron BlabeyÂ
- Pig the Winner by Aaron Blabey
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