Book Summary
Arthur has been an only child for eight years and has just found out that a little sister is on the way. At first, Arthur is unhappy about the many ways in which her arrival will disrupt his life. He changes his tune after he holds her for the first time. Illustrations support the text.

Book and lesson also available at Levels M and Q.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions
• Identify cause and effect
• Discriminate short /a/ and long /a/ vowels
• Read and identify open /y/ vowel words
• Understand the use of and identify exclamatory sentences
• Recognize and use question words

Materials

• Book -- Arthur's Bad News Day (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Prediction, cause and effect, question words worksheets
• Discussion cards

      Indicates an opportunity for students to mark in the book. (All activities may be demonstrated by projecting the book on interactive whiteboard or completed with paper and pencil if books are reused.)

Vocabulary

• High-frequency words: from, have, must, new, now, play, said, some, them, there, they, well, with
• Content words: awful, bundle, diapers, embrace, focus, gigantic, incredible, nearly, ruin, syrup, tickling, ugh, usually, wriggles, yuck