Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

I'm Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

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Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

Litwin, Eric. (2012). Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers. 

Reading Level: AD350L

Why Should You Read This Book?

- This book is fantastic for struggling readers due to its repetitive sentence structure.
- The book also comes with a song to help students remember the words and gain language.
- The book also incorporates simple math.
- The book discusses emotions, such as not needing to cry about simple issues that may be upsetting.
- This book would benefit English Language Learners because of its repetitive sentence structure.

This book would work very as a literature discussion for struggling readers or English Language Learners.

Online Resources:

Pete the Cat Video
I would use this video when working with  English Language Learners. I plan to bookmark videos that accompany books I have in my class. This way, English Language Learners can watch the videos and absorb the language.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N28PGdQ1e0k&list=PL7F8g0Mudakn-Co6CacxUSDOkp1w_lUwZ 

Reading Rockets
This website contains information on how to encourage struggling readers. 
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/activities-struggling-readers

Key Words
Emotions, Problem Solving, Feelings, Cats, Strength

Vocabulary:
Button: a small disk that fastens to clothing as a way of closing garments 

Rolled: to move along a surface by turning over

Simply: easily and plainly

Groovy: excellent
Belly Button: a part of one's belly that was attached to an umbilical cord.
Goodness: excellence of quality

Reading Strategy:
Before reading this story, I would go over "good reader behaviors" such as pay attention when a friend is reading, follow along, and participate. 
During reading, ask comprehension questions and pay close attention to the words students are struggling with, for it may require a phonological fix. 
After reading, go over words and sounds students struggled with and ask comprehension and literal questions. Inferential questions can also be asked, but students may struggle more with these.

Writing Strategy:
After reading the story, have students take a piece of paper and fold it into a six pieces to create a comic strip. In the comic strip, they can recall the main events from the story and draw illustrations. Once they make a comic strip for the book, they can make one up themselves.