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SUMMARY

Arthur is trying to get ready for the April Fool’s assembly by practicing his magic tricks. There is one problem, Binky Barnes! Binky is going to pulverize Arthur. In the end, Arthur’s magic tricks help him beat Binky.

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(1) Retell the story. (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Share your favorite part.

(2) Imagine you are Arthur, would you be scared of Binky? (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Do you know someone that is mean like Binky?

(3) Imagine you are Binky, why would you be mean to Arthur? (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Would you be Arthur’s friend?

(4) Estimate how long the April Fool’s assembly lasted. (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Does your school have assemblies?

(5) Define ‘volunteer’. (Answer) Offering to do something; doing work for free. (Follow Up) What is something you can volunteer to do?

(6) Recall who was threatening to punch Arthur? (Answer) Binky Barnes. (Follow Up) Would you be scared of Binky Barnes?

(7) If Arthur got pulverized, what did D.W. want? (Answer) His room. (Follow Up) Why do you think she wanted his room?

(8) Recall what trick Arthur was going to use Binky for. (Answer) Sawing him in half. (Follow Up) Would you volunteer for that trick?

(9) Share what the telescope would do if you looked through it? (Answer) Make black circle around your eye. (Follow Up) Is that a neat trick?

(10) Remember what Arthur wrote on the piece of paper? (Answer) April Fool. (Follow Up) Have you ever played an April Fool’s trick? Activities

1. Draw Arthur. Label him.

2. Draw a picture of what you would be doing at an assembly.

3. List ways you could get Binky Barnes to leave you alone.

4. Write 2 or 3 sentences about a time you pulled an April Fool’s joke.

Introduction

1. Show a picture of Arthur. Ask the students to guess who he is. Say, “Let’s read and find out what Arthur does.”

2. Play hangman with the title. Ask the students to guess what the book is about. Say, “Let’s read and find out.”

3. Show a picture of Binky. Ask if he looks mean or nice. Say, “Let’s read the story and find out.”

Book Title: Arthur’s April Fool Author: Marc Brown Illustrator: Marc Brown ISBN: 0-316-11196-1 # of Text Pages: 21 AR: 2.7 LEX: 400L Building Oral Vocabulary 7 barged 11 assistant 15 volunteer Prediction Questions 9 Will Binky bother Arthur? 13 Will Arthur be able to do it? 19 What will happen to Binky?

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.