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DRAMA AND ORAL COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES

CHORAL READING:

The teacher takes the role of the girl and the students take the role of the potato and they can read the book aloud together. Emphasize memorizing their part and good vocal expression.

MIME:

While the teacher reads the book aloud, the students can act out the events in the book. Maybe half the students can be the girl and half the students can be the potato. Emphasize body motion and facial expressions. Switch roles and read the book again.

DRAMA:

Ask the students if they can think of any other things that kids do to prove they’re not boring. Have the students come in front of the class to act out their ideas. They can either tell the class what they’re acting or get the class to guess what actions they are acting out.

Or

In groups, have the students come up with more ways kids aren’t boring and act those scenes out for the class.

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FOR TEACHERS:

Classes are welcome to write a letter to the illustrator:

Debbie Ridpath Ohi, 1543 Bayview Ave. P.O. Box 116, Toronto, ON Canada M4G 3B5.

Debbie will write back to the entire class (teachers are asked to please write CLEARLY the name of each student on his or her letter beneath the signature, so Debbie can mention them in her response)

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Thanks to Allison Durno for help with these activity pages.