Skeleton Meets the Mummy 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
"Skeleton Meets the Mummy" by Steve Metzger is a delightful children's book that brings together two iconic characters for a humorous Halloween adventure. The story follows Skeleton, who is eager to make a new friend, and the Mummy, who is searching for his lost dog. When the two meet, they embark on a quest to find the Mummy's pet. Along the way, they encounter spooky creatures and face thrilling challenges. Through playful rhymes and vibrant illustrations, the book captures the excitement and humor of Halloween while emphasizing the value of friendship and teamwork. "Skeleton Meets the Mummy" is a lighthearted read that entertains young readers while teaching important lessons about empathy, cooperation, and the power of companionship.
 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.
- Teach a lesson on making connections to enhance comprehension.
- Introduce and act out action verbs.
- Explore what onomatopoeia is and how authors use it in their writing.
- Encourage students to think about ways they can show compassion.
- Discuss friendship and the qualities that make a good friend.
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
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