GOOD READS: Humorous Fiction Read-Aloud | Whole Class
Even Superheroes Make Mistakes Book Talk
Show the book cover and read the title. Ask: Have you ever made a mistake? When I look at the cover, I see a lot of mistakes, even in the book title. The letter k in the word mistakes is going the wrong way! What kinds of mistakes do you think superheroes might make? How could they use their superpowers to fix the mistakes? Listen as I read the book, and let’s find out!
Read Aloud the Text and Explore It Together Read up to page 53 and stop. If you have time, you may wish to read the rest of the story. Note: Book pages are not numbered. The title page is page 1. (pp. 2–5) What is happening to the superheroes? THINK ALOUD As I look at the pictures and read the words, I think that the superheroes are making mistakes. I see the bandits getting away. (pp. 6–9) What are some things the superheroes could do or say when they make mistakes? THINK ALOUD I think the superheroes could make excuses for their mistakes the way the pictures show. They could blame others or take attention away from themselves. But then I think, “Would superheroes do that? Is that the way they would act?” (pp. 10–17) How do the superheroes start to fix their mistakes? (pp. 18–23) What happens when superheroes don’t take responsibility for what they do? (pp. 24–34) What do real superheroes do to solve problems their mistakes have caused? Sum It Up Say: What did you learn from this book? Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, even superheroes! What’s important is what you do after you make a mistake.
Author: Shelly Becker Illustrator: Eda Kaban Browse the Book Page through the book and have children notice its genre and features. • Identify Genre/Informational Text Is this book fiction or nonfiction? How do you know? Are there photographs, illustrations, or both? • Explore Text Features Point out to children that the illustrations, or graphics, in this book give it the appearance of a comic book, but that it doesn’t have speech balloons or thought bubbles like a comic book has. The book’s text tells the story in rhyming lines. • Key Words Write the key words for children. Choose pages on which key words appear, read aloud the text, and discuss their meanings in context. succeed (p. 2) to win or to do something well despair (p. 5) to feel helpless or unhappy bungle (p. 7) to make a mistake or an error diverting (p. 7) taking a person’s thoughts away from something obstructing (p. 21) getting in the way of apologize (p. 26) to say you are sorry for something you did
ML SUPPORT Point out features in the pictures that will help children understand word meanings.
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