ABC Book Activity

 ABC BOOK (I will provide you with a hard copy of this sheet too!)

Choose 1 or 2 items from the chart below to create pages for an alphabet book for all to share.  Each page should include a large capital letter, an illustration or some artistic impression, and a paragraph (at least 5 sentences) explaining your letter representation. Design your page with an interesting format and type font.  Your page should be vertical. The following are examples you may use but are not limited to:

A Antarctica American Revolution Admiral Drake		B Bill		C Captain Cook Calcimine		D Drake Antarctic Expedition	E Egg Expedition
F Flippers Fame		G Greta Gawk!		sHrimp		I Ice box	J Janie
orK!		palace theater		M Military March		N North Pole	O Ork! Orchestra
P Popper’s Performing Penguins	Q Quork!		R Rookery Regal Theater		S South Pole Stillwater Stage		T Toboggan
pengUins	Victoria		Widow Waltz iceboX		moneY doZen

MPP Chapter 7 and 8

Chapter 7 "Captain Cook Builds a Nest"

Vocabulary:

Idle – not engaged in work
Rookery – a breeding place for sea birds, seals, etc. 

Comprehension Questions –
1. What was the result of Captain Cook’s trips through the house? 

2. From memory, name ten items Captain Cook had in his rookery.

3. What do you think Mr. Popper is going to do with a few yards of clothesline? 

Chapter 8  "Penguin's Promenade"

Reasonable - sensible
Derby – stiff felt hat with a curved, narrow brim Graciously – kindly; politely
Tripod – article having three feet or legs Bystander – an onlooker

Comprehension Questions –
1.What did Mrs. Callahan think Captain Cook was? 

2. What did the photographer think Captain Cook was? 

3. Where did Mr. Popper take Captain Cook to escape the crowds? 

4. What makes you curious about the statement at the end of the chapter (“The man who kept the barbershop had, up to this time, been a very good friend of Mr. Popper’s.”)? 

Vocabulary Words and Activities

Hi Rachel,

Below you will find some additional vocabulary words from the story "Mr. Popper's Penguins".  Try to pronounce the words because you will need to know how to say them as you are reading.  You may then follow the directions with the words.  For you illustrations and using the words in a sentence, you will need to use a sheet of paper.  These words will be placed in Spelling City also.  You can go there to play vocabulary games with these words.  Have fun!  

Mom :)

Act out these words:

• pompous
• tobogganed
• stupor
• strut
• subdued
• promenade
• reclining
• spar
• prostrate

Illustrate these words:

• spectacles
• debris
• derby
• troupers
• icebox
• rookery

Use these words in a sentence:

• expedition
• missionary
• trilled
• reproach
• droll
• indulgence
• burly
• judiciously
• haggard
• testimonial
• warrant
• belatedly
• spar
• debris
• subdued

 

Chapter 5 and 6

Chapter 5- "Troubles with a Penguins"

Vocabulary –
Ice Box – refrigerator
Indignantly – righteously angry 
Remodeled – to make over or anew

Comprehension Questions –

1. What did Mr. Popper pay the serviceman with? 
   
2. What did the serviceman do to the icebox? 
   
3. What happened when the serviceman spotted Captain Cook? 

Chapter 6- "More Troubles"

Vocabulary –

Municipal – pertaining to a town or city or its local government 
Ordinance – a law of a municipal body

Comprehension Questions –

1. Where did Mr. Popper call to obtain a license for Captain Cook? 
   
2. Act out Mr. Popper’s phone call with City Hall. 
   

Chapter Three - "Out of the Antarctic" /Chapter Four "Captain Cook"

Vocabulary Words for Chapter Three:

Vocabulary -

Meekly – gently, mildly, kindly
Receipt – a written acknowledgement of payment for or delivery of goods 
Debris – scattered fragments or remains
Pompous – marked by exaggerated self-importance

Comprehension Questions –
1. What was delivered to Mr. Popper’s home?
2. Describe how it was packed.

3. What did Mr. Popper think the bathroom tile reminded the penguin of? 
4. What did Mr. Popper name the Penguin? 

Vocabulary - 
Solemnly - seriously 
Bore – drill

Comprehension Questions –
1. What did the penguin eat that upset Mrs. Popper?
2. Where did the penguin fall asleep?
3. What do penguins make their nests out of? 

Chap. 2 "A Voice in the Air"

Hello Rachel,
Are you like reading Mr. Popper's Penquin's so far?  I know that I am enjoying listening to you reading it.  Do you still think it took place in the year 2000?  There was one really good clue in Chapter Two "The Voice in the Air" that helped me realize that the "when" this story took place was not the year 2000.  Did Mr. Popper watch television or work on the computer?  How did he listen to the "Drake Antarctic Expedition"?  This clue will help you figure out the time period that the story took place.  If you don't understand how this clue will help you, let me know and I will give you some more clues.  Here are some questions that I want you to answer that go along with Chapter Two:  
1. What did Mr. Popper think was the nicest part of the Antarctic? 
2. What kind of pet did the Popper family currently have? 

3. Explain how penguins check to see if it is safe to go in the water for food. 

Chapter One

Hello Rachel,
I think today would be a great day to begin reading chapter one of "Mr. Popper's Penguins"!  Guess what?  You were right.  Mr. Popper is a house painter, but is that what he really wants to be?  In chapter one you will find out that he would like to do something different as his occupation or job.  Tell me about what you discovered about what Mr. Popper really would like to do as his occupation.   What other occupations were mentioned in chapter one?  Were there any other characters introduced in the first chapter?  What would you like to be when you grow up?  Be sure and tell me why you would choose that occupation.  

First book of the year for Reading!!! Mr. Popper's Penguins

Hi Rachel,
I hope you will enjoy the book "Mr. Popper's Penguins" written by Richard Atwater and illustrated by Robert Lawson
 It is a very popular chapter book written for children.  I want you to take a few minutes and preview the book.  When you make a prediction about a book, you basically are making a guess based on clues from the pictures, the text and your own ideas to let you know what the it is going to be about.  Check the front and back covers, table of contents, look for any pictures, etc.  Think about what you already know and what you have learned in the past that will help you get some clues about the story.  Predictions about stories can be made before you read as well as during the time you are reading.  Take a look at the making predictions posters that I printed off for you to help you with this assignment.  Next, write a paragraph telling me your predictions about the story. 
I hope you enjoy reading "Mr. Popper's Penguins".  Some vocabulary words you will encounter in chapter one are: 
Calcimine 

Expedition
Bungalow 
Absent-minded  

Mom