The Napping House

We have been reading a fantastic book this week.  The Napping House (by Audrey Wood) tells the story of a granny and a list of characters who have a nap on a rainy day.  The pile of nappers grows until a wakeful flea bites the mouse.  The story ends with a pile of wakeful characters, and even a broken bed.  

The repetitive nature of the story has allowed us to focus on retelling the story in the correct sequence.  The students have been using a story telling kit, made up of various puppets to retell the story in their own words.  The drama centre has been a popular place to visit this week.  

The only character not included in the storytelling kit was the flea - who plays a very important part in the story.  One of our students volunteered to make a flea puppet.  

Let the retelling begin...

It was fantastic to see students using the text to double check that they were telling the story in the correct sequence.  The students did an amazing job retelling the story, and also displayed great teamwork and cooperation!

Ontario Curriculum expectations this activity fulfilled include:

Reading

1.4 demonstrate understanding of a text by retelling a story, including the main idea (e.g. retell a story, role-play or dramatize a story using puppets or props)