After reading, this section offers an option to revisit the text to demonstrate comprehension through discussion and writing about reading.
Punky Aloha
After Reading
Write About Punky’s Problems Say: Sometimes a character has problems in a story that he or she tries to fix or solve. These are called solutions. Noticing how characters solve problems can help us get to know the characters better. First, revisit and read aloud pages 14 and 15. Say: Punky meets a pig who needs help. What problem does the pig have? How does Punky help the pig? Have children turn and talk with a partner about how the pig needs to carry the mangoes and how Punky uses her skateboard to help. Select a few children to share their thinking with the class. More to Explore Book Club Discussion Have children meet in small groups to think about the text and discuss the questions below. Read aloud, display, or share copies of the questions with children. • Heroes and Role Models A role model is someone you admire, or look up to, because he or she does good things. What do you admire about Punky? What do you admire about Punky’s grandmother? Who is someone in your life you look up to as a role model? Enhance Well-Being and Build Life Skills Punky thought it was hard to make friends. But on her journey to the market, she realizes that making friends feels good, especially when you share aloha. How did trying something new help Punky? How did Punky’s adventure also help others? Why is it important to try new things? Have children turn and talk with a partner. Then select a few children to share their thinking with the class.
Reread pages 18 and 19. Ask: What is the bee’s problem? How does Punky help solve the bee’s problem? Have children share with a partner about how the bee needs to collect pollen and how Punky helps with her lei. Finally, ask: How does Punky solve her own problem of making friends? Guide children to discuss how Punky made friends. Invite children to draw a problem from the story and how it’s solved. Ask them to label their drawings with words that tell about the problem or solution. They may choose to write words such as Punky , bee , skateboard , or lei. Practice Fluency: Repeated Reading Display and model reading page 13. Then, invite children to repeat Punky’s lines: “Be helpful. Be giving. Be brave. This is how we share our aloha.” Show children how to take a pause at each period and read expressively in Punky’s voice. Ask children to share how reading it a few times helps them read more fluently. Activity: Make a Brave Accessory Tell children that Punky’s glasses remind her to share her aloha. Set out materials such as crayons, paper, pipe cleaners, paper tubes, clips, craft sticks, and tape. Have the class brainstorm and create “brave” accessories, such as wrist bands or badges they can tape or clip on their clothing. Encourage them to include a word or phrase that reminds them to be like Punky. Spotlight: Shar Tui‘asoa Shar’s father and grandmother are from Tonga, a part of Polynesia. She based Punky Aloha on her own childhood experiences growing up in Hawai‘i. Grandma in the book is a mix of Shar’s grandmothers: Grandma Joan loved baking, and Grandma Langi was “the best friend of the grandchildren” and looked just like the grandma in the book.
This section further connects with the text and its relevance to children’s lives.
Options are provided for book club
discussion, enhancing well-being and
building life skills, practicing fluency, a creative activity, and an opportunity
to share more insight on the book’s author or illustrator.
Connect to Other Texts Preview or review other texts in this or any other Rising Voices library that are also linked to the theme Heroes and Role Models. Invite children to explore or revisit one of these texts with you or a partner to discover what the people in these books have in common with Punky. Ask: What do you admire most about the people in these books?
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