The screenplay is similarly outstanding in terms of humour with countless laugh-out-loud moments that will appeal to both adults and children alike. To further assess students' understanding of how to summarize, you could have them work on a story map for a story that you had already read aloud in class and then ask them to use their story map to summarize the story for you.

A sequel, Pickles to Pittsburgh, was published in 1997 by Atheneum Books; a hardcover edition followed in 2009. In conjunction with the September 18, 2009 film release, Ubisoft released a game for Nintendo DS, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, and Xbox 360, [7] [8] as well as a stereoscopic online mini game.For the first two lessons, see Summarizing: Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia and Summarizing: Nate the Great. Tell students that when they are summarizing a story to somebody, they usually do not have the book available to look through as they are talking.

Help children read the sentence frames and remind them that they should draw just one main picture that tells about the sentence frame.I'm pretty certain I was only friends with some kids for the access to junk food that visits to the their homes allowed me. Begin by telling students a story with the title "The Worst Weather I Ever Experienced"—for example, a time you were caught in a hurricane, a snowstorm, or some such experience (the more death-defying, the better. The lengthy text rambles at times, which can be a problem for some younger listeners, but the funny story and detailed illustrations will hold most kids' interest.