Mom Is Fixing Spaghetti for Dinner. Freddie Is Hungry Now, but Has

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SUMMARY

Mom is fixing spaghetti for dinner. Freddie is hungry now, but has to wait. Can he play with his toys until dinner is ready? Will Freddie get enough to eat?

--- Conversation Questions---

(1) Tell me what this story was about. (Answer) How Freddie waited for his spaghetti. (Follow Up) Do you like to eat spaghetti?

(2) Imagine you are Freddie, why can’t you wait for dinner? (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Name something you have had to wait for.

(3) Tell me how you think Freddie felt while waiting for dinner. (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) If you stay busy, does waiting go faster?

(4) Name something else Freddie could have done to help him wait for dinner. (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Do you have a hard time waiting for things?

(5) Define ‘washed’. (Answer) Cleaning your hands before eating. (Follow Up) Do you have to be reminded to wash your hands before eating?

(6) Tell me what Freddie did not know how to do. (Answer) Wait (Follow Up) Tell me something you do not know how to do, but wished you did.

(7) Name what told Freddie they could help him build. (Answer) The blocks. (Follow Up) Do you like to play with blocks?

(8) Recall what Freddie did with the drum. (Answer) He marched. (Follow Up) Do you like to march?

(9) Describe what Freddie rocked on. (Answer) A rocking horse. (Follow Up) Do you have a rocking horse?

(10) Tell me what Freddie did when his mom said dinner was ready. (Answer) Washed his hands, sat on his chair, and then ate, and ate. (Follow Up) Name your favorite meal.

2 Activities

1. List all of the things Freddie did while waiting for his dinner.

2. Write a paragraph about a time you had to wait for something and what you did while you waited.

3. Draw one of the things Freddie did while waiting for dinner. Then write a sentence about what he was doing.

Introduction

1. Have a paper with the words, “please wait.” Ask the child how they keep themselves busy while waiting for something. Say, “Today we’re going to read about how Freddie keeps busy while waiting for his dinner. Let’s read and see what he does.”

2. Have the words “dinner”, “breakfast”, and “supper” written on a piece of paper. Ask the student if they ever had to wait for a meal to be ready. Ask what they did while waiting. Say, “Today Freddie has to wait for dinner, and he doesn’t think he can. Let’s read and see if he can.”

Book Title: Freddie’s Spaghetti Author: Charlotte Doyle Illustrator: Nicholas Reilly ISBN: 0-679-81160-5 # of Text Pages: 20 AR: 1.3 LEX: N/A Building Oral Vocabulary 1 dinner 2 spaghetti 8 drums Prediction Questions 6 What could they build? 10 Do you think dinner is almost ready? 16 What do you think he will do now?

This resource is provided by THE LEARNING CORPS—Barren County Board of Education, an AmeriCorps project funded in part by the Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service.