Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps Resource Set
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- Guided Reading Level: J
- Genre: Realistic Fiction
Summary
Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps by Cynthia Rylant
When a boy named Henry and his beloved 180-pound dog Mudge stay overnight at Henry’s grandmother’s house, chaos ensues. As a result, Mudge is sent to spend the night outside away from Henry, which makes Henry very worried. Students will demonstrate full comprehension of this text by visualizing and retelling the key events, and making connections and inferences about what the main characters might be feeling.
Teach with Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps by Cynthia Rylant
This resource set includes everything you need to deliver meaningful reading instruction
- Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plans
- Page by Page Guided Think Sheets
- Text Based Reader’s Notebook Prompts
- Word Work Lesson Plan and Activities for Bossy R
- Interactive Vocabulary Games and Activities
- Running Record Assessment
- Extension Activities for Early Finishers
- Answer Keys
- Complete Common Core Alignment
- and More!
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Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps Resource Set
Making Connections with Henry and Mudge
This book and lesson plan work well for students who are learning to make connections while reading. Readers can make connections to what they know about having pets and also what they know about feeling nervous while spending the night somewhere new.
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.6 RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RL.2.10 RL.2.2 RL.2.6 SL.2.1b SL.2.2 SL.2.3 W.2.8
Making Inferences with Henry and Mudge
Readers will have many opportunities to combine picture clues and their own experiences to infer how each character might be thinking or feeling about the events presented throughout this story.
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.6 RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RL.2.10 RL.2.2 RL.2.6 RL.2.7 SL.2.1b SL.2.2 SL.2.3 W.2.8
Retelling and Summarizing with Henry and Mudge
With a clear beginning, middle and end, Henry and Mudge offers early readers effective practice in retelling and summarizing key events and conflicts. The author clearly relates several different problems in the story: physical problems created by Mudge’s clumsiness and emotional consequences when two friends are separated.
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.6 RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RL.2.1 RL.2.10 RL.2.2 RL.2.3 RL.2.5 RL.2.7 SL.2.1b SL.2.2 SL.2.3 W.2.8
Visualizing with Henry and Mudge
The descriptive language in Henry and Mudge makes it easy for early readers to practice creating images in their mind to enhance their comprehension. Students will enjoy visualizing Mudge’s destructive mishaps at Grandma’s house. And what might those bedtime thumps be that keep Henry up at night?
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.6 RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RL.2.10 RL.2.7 SL.2.1b SL.2.2 SL.2.3 W.2.8
Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps Word Work - Bossy R
If you use Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps as an anchor text for reading comprehension, you can take advantage of your students’ framework and directly tie in word study as well. This book is a good resource for teaching a phonics lesson about the bossy R. You can find these lesson plans, interactive games and fun worksheets in your Super Pack, or download the individual Word Work package now.
Common Core Alignment:
RF.2.3 RF.2.4
Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps Vocabulary Connections
Your students will enhance their enjoyment and understanding of Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps if they’re prepared for new vocabulary introduced in this text. And this classroom-ready Vocabulary Builder has everything you need. Download the individual Vocabulary Builder or the Super Pack for fun, productive activities that support Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary growth.
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.4a L.2.5a L.2.6
Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps Running Record
Use this "done for you" Running Record to assess oral reading fluency of Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.
Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps Extension Activity
The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.
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