Junie B. Jones

              Chapter 2 Feeling Squeezy

                              Pocket Chart Activity

                                         Materials:

                               * Chapter 2 of the book, Junie B. Jones and

                                       the Stupid Smelly Bus.

                                   *  Sentence strips

                                   *  Pocket chart

                           Objectives:

                                      *  Develop oral language skills

                                      *  Develop vocabulary

                                      *  Develop and practice reading strategies

                                             (context clues, decoding, and structure) 

                              Directions:

                                *  Write different sentences on the sentence

                                   strips.  The sentences should be written in a

                                   "clue" format.  Place sentence strips in the

                                   pocket chart.

                                *  On other sentence strips, write the target

                                   vocabulary words in a different color marker.

                                   Cut apart and place at the top of the pocket

                                    chart.

                                             Example

                                       "Guess My Word"

                                                Answer Cards

                            Additional Activities - Whole Group

                            * Before reading the chapter aloud to/with the

                                students, set a purpose for listening/reading.  Ask

                                them to listen for specific details as you read.

                                After reading, you will ask them

                                 questions about what they learned.

                                        1.  Who can tell me what Mr. Woo said

                                             to Junie B. at the bus stop?

                                        2.  Who can tell me what Junie B's

                                        "favorite kind of head" is?

                                        3.  Who can tell me what Junie B. did

                                        when she heard the bus screeched?

                                        4.  Who can tell me why Junie B. could

                                        not "hop on" the bus?

                                        5.  Who can show me how Junie B's

                                         legs felt that morning?

                                     COMPREHENSION GAMES

                            This game can be played on different levels of

                          difficulty and with large and small groups of students.

                          For students who are reading, use a pocket chart to

                          and sentence strips with the sentences.  Also make

                          enough cards writing the words, "true" or "false".

                          For nonreaders and oral/listening comprehension, have

                          the students answer the questions with a "thumbs up"

                          for true; "thumbs down" for false.  To make this game

                          as a center, write or type the questions on paper or

                           large mailing labels.  For labels, place one question

                           each index card.  Make true and false cards for

                           students to manipulate question and answer pieces.

                                     Return to Junie B.Main

                                                  Chapter Three