STORYTIME 3
After Reading Aloud Talk About It! After reading, guide children to retell which animals the chameleon encountered on its search for food and what happened each time. What was the chameleon looking for? What animals did the chameleon meet? Which looked scary? Which would really harm it? What did the chameleon find in the new tree? Yummy Table Guide children to imagine a big table of food. Ask them to name their favorite foods and pretend to place them on the “Yummy Table.” Or, point to the “Munch a Bunch!” poster to find out which foods they want to go on the Yummy Table. Ask volunteers to use their best table manners and pretend to take some food or share some food with another child or an adult. Reread Read the book again, focusing on picture details. Invite children to describe each new animal the chameleon meets. How is it like the chameleon? How is it different? English Language Development The author uses the phrase “step by step” to describe the chameleon’s movement. Be sure to read this phrase slowly in order to emphasize the chameleon’s slow, creeping movement style. You may also wish to have children act out the phrase to be sure they understand its meaning. Research Connection One way children’s vocabularies develop is by hearing and learning new words in context during read-alouds. For example, as you introduce the book Chameleon! , explain that a chameleon is an animal known for changing colors. Then revisit and clarify words as you read. Finally, use new words often to reinforce them.
In this nonfiction book, children follow a real chameleon on his journey to find food.
Start an action rhyme with the familiar melody, “Frère Jacques.” Are You Munching? Are you munching, are you munching? (eating motion) Healthy food, healthy food? (rub tummy)
Your body needs to eat it. Your body needs to eat it. (show strong bicep) Munch a bunch! Munch a bunch!
Share the Read-Aloud Introduce Chameleon! Contrast the cover of Chameleon! with that of How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? . Talk about how you know that Chameleon! is a book filled with information and is not make-believe. This is a photograph of an animal called a chameleon . In this book, we’ll see pictures of many different colorful animals. How can we tell this book is real, not make-believe?
Read Interactively As you read, focus on who the chameleon meets on its search for food.
Who is the chameleon meeting now? What do you think will happen?
Connect the Stories Display the books and talk about how all three books relate to food.
What did you learn about food from each book? Where does food come from? How do people and animals find food?
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