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SUMMARY

When Mr. Putter gets to old to climb up the ladder he and his cat, Tabby, have to figure out an ingenious way to pick pears for pear jelly. --- Conversation Questions---

(1) Tell me what this story is about. (Answer) Mr. Putter has to figure out a new way to get the pears out of the trees. (Follow Up) Have you ever picked pears?

(2) Tell me of a time you picked fruit ro a vegetable. (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) What is your favorite fruit or vegetable?

(3) Suppose you had “cranky” legs. How would you feel? (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Do you have anything that is “cranky”?

(4) Tell me what cranky means. (Answer) Easily annoyed, irratable, bothersome. (Follow Up) What did Tabby have that was cranky?

(5) Name what was growing in Mr. Putter’s backyard. (Answer) Juicy apples, juicy tomatoes and juicy pears. (Follow Up) What was Mr. Putter’s favorite?

(6) Describe how Mr. Putter made the slingshot? (Answer) (Page 17) He cut up underwear and got some elastic, then he got an old glove and a stick. (Follow Up) Have you ever shot a sling shot?

(7) Explain what happened when he shot the apple out of the sling shot. (Answer) It went over the pear tree, over the apple tree, over the chimney, over Mr. Putter’s house and out of sight. (Follow Up) Do you think Mr. Putter enjoyed the slingshot?

(8) Tell me what Mr. Putter did after he shot the sling shot all day. (Answer) He was a little embarrassed and sneaked inside. (Follow Up) Why do you think he was embarrassed?

(9) Compare how strawberries grow to how pears grow. (Answer) Strawberries grow on vines in a patch and pears grow on a tree. (Follow Up) Have you ever picked strawberries?

(10) Name the things Mrs. Teaberry made with the apples. (Answer) 14 apple turnovers, 5 apple pies, 6 apple jellies, and a gallon of apple cider. (Follow Up) Tell me what Mr. Putter decided to do about the pears. Activities

1. Write a recipe for pear jelly. Include measurements and quantities.

2. Make a list of things you can make with the different fruits of fall. Name your favorite.

3. Make a list of other ways Mr. Putter could have harvested his pears.

4. Write a thank you note to Mrs. Teaberry for the apple feast.

Introduction

1. Bring in a picture of fall. Discuss the different fruits and vegetables that are harvested in the fall. Say, “Today we will read about Mr. Putter’s favorites.”

2. Make a slingshot like Mr. Putter’s. Show it to the children. Ask what can it be used for. Say, “Today we will read how Mr. Putter used his slingshot.”

3. Show pictures for a apple pie, hot apple cider, tomatoes, pears and jellies. Let the children pick their favorite. Say, “Today we will read about Mr. Putter’s favorites.”

Book Title: Mr. Putter and Tabby Pick the Pears Author: Cynthia Rylant Illustrator: Arthur Howard ISBN: 0-15-200246-4 # of Text Pages: 36 Book Level: 2.7 Building Oral Vocabulary 8 cranky 15 slingshot 23 jiffy Prediction Questions 18 Will Mr. Putter be able to knock the pears down? 34 What will he do about the pears?

This resource is provided by KYREADS—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.