The Napping House

It's a rainy night and Granny goes to bed. Then quietly, with each page turned, Granny is joined by a child, a dog, a cat, a tiny mouse, and a flea. When the flea bites the mouse, an hysterical chain of events follows. Emergent readers will really love this rhyming tale.

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Enrichment Activities
Books by Audrey Wood

Enrichment Activities

• Math and Science Activities
  Incorporate math into this book experience by counting the critters in the story. Have students make up more problems by adding or taking away different animals. Or work in some science by categorizing the animals with the children.
  
  
• Pajama Day
  Have a Pajama Day and retell the story in a play. Assign students to be the different characters in small groups or as a whole class.
  
  
• Prediction List
  Ask the children to predict what they think the story will be about, based on the title. Write their predictions on the board. Afterwards, compare their predictions with the actual plot.
  
  
• Sing Lullabies
  Sleepy people need lullabies, so when you've stopped singing cumulative songs, you can switch to lullabies. Use familiar ones and have the children rate them for their relaxation potential. Take one favorite lullaby and rewrite it for a monster, a mouse, and a crab.
  
  
• Write a Story
  Write a chain-reaction, make-believe story using the following words: mother, pizza, brother, ocean, sister, bee, bike, kite. Then, have the students share their stories with the class.
  

Books by Audrey Wood