If you’re looking for a book to teach students the importance of taking ownership and responsibility, we highly recommend Pigsty by Mark Teague. This book does a great job of demonstrating just what can happen when we don’t follow up on our responsibilities. Teachers can relate this book to students' responsibilities in the classroom or at home. Students will enjoy this silly story while learning important academic concepts. - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
Wendell Fultz’s room is a mess! When his mother pronounces his room a “pigsty'' and sends him upstairs to clean it, Wendell finds a large pig lounging on the bed. Wendell doesn't seem to mind. Instead, he rearranges the mess and joins in the fun. His mother gives up, and for the next week, Wendell happily spends his time with his new friends. Wendell and the pigs enjoy having pillow fights and playing Monopoly together.
Soon after, a second pair of pigs shows up and the four of them add to the mess in Wendell’s room. The pigs even start ruining Wendell's toys, and he has to admit that the mess is getting to be too much. Wendell has the pigs help him clean his room and they move out.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Pigsty is a great mentor text for teaching students important reading comprehension strategies, writing skills, and grammar concepts. All of our book companions come with activities that relate to these subject areas. Check out just some of the skills included in our book companion!
- Practice identifying important plot features such as problem and solution
- Have students practice making predictions as you read the book.
- Integrate expository writing by asking students to explain the events that happened in the book.
- Ask students to get creative and write their own spin-off of the book.
- Use examples from the book to teach a lesson on time order words.
- Teach a lesson on antonyms and articles.
- Have a class discussion about the importance of taking ownership and responsibility.
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
This resource is all you will need when it comes to planning your read aloud for the book Pigsty. Gone are the days when you have to brainstorm discussion questions, look online for student activities, and spend hours gathering resources. Now everything you need is included in this book companion allowing you to make choices on what you want to use with your students.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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