Pig the Tourist 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 Tourist" by Aaron Blabey follows the adventures of Pig the Pug and his friend Trevor as they embark on a vacation. Pig is excited to explore new places and indulge in all the tourist activities. However, his overzealousness and disregard for others' enjoyment lead to a series of mishaps and chaos. From hogging all the space on the beach to causing trouble at famous landmarks, Pig's behavior creates frustration and annoyance among fellow travelers. Through humorous illustrations and witty rhymes, the book teaches the importance of being considerate, respectful, and mindful of others while traveling. "Pig the Tourist" serves as a gentle reminder that even on vacation, it's essential to be mindful of our actions and treat others with kindness and respect.
 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.
- Analyze the illustrations in the story. Discuss how they provide meaning that the words might not.
- Help students to analyze what the author’s purpose for writing the book might be.
- Teach students a new suffix and give examples from the book.
- Teach students how contractions are used.
- Introduce or review how and why author’s use ellipses.
- 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.
- Pig the Pug by Aaron Blabey
- Pig the Slob by Aaron Blabey
- Pig the Winner by Aaron BlabeyÂ
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