How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

 Skills---- Recall & Retell, Plot, Character

Plot

All stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Using the illustrations in the story, model how to identify what happens in the beginning of the story.

Character----the Grinch, Max, Cindy Lou Who, the Whos

The characters in a story are the animals or people in the story. 

We can understand the characters better when we tell how they are alike and how they are different.

Recall and Retell

Using the pictures as prompts, invite children to retell the story.

Why did the Grinch hate Christmas?
What did he decide to do about the holiday?
What size was the Grinch’s heart at the beginning of the story?
Who is Max?
How did the Grinch try to stop Christmas?
Why did it not work?
How are some ways your family celebrates holidays?
How did the people of Whoville celebrate Christmas without trees, decorations, or presents?
What size was the Grinch's heart at the end of the story?
Why did it grow?
                                  Vocabulary
Mt. Crimpit
Who-ville
misletoe wreath
Christmas Tree
Christmas Eve
frown
grin
glee
heart
grow
Saint Nick
reindeer