Lesson Plan Ideas

Inferencing

Common Core Standards

• College & Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading: Key Ideas and Details: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1
  
  • Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
• Key Ideas and Details (Grade 4): CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1
  
  • Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Suggested Questions to Ask:

• On page 4 (parents love him beyond measure), what is going on in the picture?
• How do you think Hudson feels about the changes he is experiencing? (Sitting in the backseat of the car, his momma’s bump, etc?)
• What do you think is inside of the belly bump?
• Why do you think Hudson goes to stay at Bella’s? If you asked Hudson, what do you think his response would be?
• At the end of the book, do you think Hudson is excited about his new role? Why?
• What do you think the author’s next book in the Hudson’s Tales Series might be about?

Phonological Awareness

Common Core Standard

• Reading Foundational Skills: Phonological Awareness: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2
  • Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.A
  • Recognize and produce rhyming words.

Suggested Questions to Ask:

• Do you notice anything about the last word in each sentence on the two opposing pages throughout the book?
• For any given page combination, can you think of another word that rhymes with these two words?