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SUMMARY

Binky’s pants rip in class and everyone laughs. Since that day Arthur keeps having dreams that he is in his underwear in front of everyone. The only thing that cures Arthur of the underwear dreams is a rip of his own pants at school.

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(1) Discuss what this book was about. (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Retell your favorite part.

(2) Pretending you’re Arthur what else would you have tried to stop having the dreams. (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Why?

(3) Imagining that you are Binky would you still help Arthur. (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Recall a time that you have helped a friend.

(4) Explain how Binky and Arthur felt when their pants ripped inf ront of everyone. (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) How do you think everyone else felt?

(5) Tell me what “suggested” means. (Answer) To give advice. (Follow Up) Use “suggested” in a sentence.

(6) Recall who ripped their pants while working a math problem. (Answer) Binky. (Follow Up) Did Arthur laugh at him?

(7) Tell me who Arthur told about his dream. (Answer) Buster. (Follow Up) What suggestion did Buster give Arthur?

(8) Name the two girls that giggled at Arthur during lunch. (Answer) Francine and Muffy. (Follow Up) How do you think Arthur felt?

(9) Recall who got Arthur books on dreams. (Answer) Brain. (Follow Up) Do you think Arthur was embarassed?

(10) Explain where Arthur was at when his pants ripped. (Answer) The cafeteria. (Follow Up) Who covered Arthur? Activities

1. Write about a dream that you have had.

2. Write a note to Arthur to make him feel better about what had happened.

3. Pretend that you are Arthur and write a card to Binky saying your sorry for laughing at him.

4. Write a card to Mrs. MacGrady telling her Thank You for sewing up the pants.

Introductions

1. Show the students the cover of the book. As them what they believe the book will be about.

2. Ask the students if they have ever had a dream that reoccurs. Then ask what they did to stop having the dream. Say, “Today in Arthur’s Underwear we will discover Arthur’s reoccurring dream.

3. Discuss different fears that you and the student have. Then say, “Today we will discover one of Arthur’s fears in Arthur’s Underwear.”

Book Title: Arthur’s Underwear Author: Marc Brown Illustrator: N/A ISBN: 0-439-20210-8 # of Text Pages: 30 AR: 2.9 LEX: 230L Building Oral Vocabulary 5 horrible 10 torturing 14 advice Prediction Questions 3 Do you think Buster was embarrassed? 9 Will he have a nightmare tonight? 15 Do you think Buster’s idea will work?

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.