Stephanie becomes annoyed when all the students at her school copy her hairstyle. Everyone at school copies the way stephanie wears her hair. Click on thumbnail to download full size pdf poster. Stephanies ponytail written by robert munsch illustrated by michael martchenko. Review of qualifying times sport in american history. The next day all the girls at school have ponytails. This is a 10page set of worksheets for the story stephanies ponytail by robert munsch. Stephanie was the first one to wear a ponytail to school and everyone at school made a comment that it was ugly. Stephanie asks her mom to style her ponytail in various ways. Stephanie decides to be different from her classmates and ties her hair into a ponytail. One day stephanie goes to school with a ponytail sticking out from the back of her head. Students will describe the main characters actions.
Use his book stephanies ponytail and comprehension packet to understand story structure, a writers, character traits, character feelings, and finally create a poem about the main character stephanie. This time the boys even managed to copy her style too. Each successive day stephanie tries a different way to wearing her ponytail and by golly, each time. Read aloud of stephanies ponytail by robert munsch story read aloud for kids duration. Stephanies ponytail came about in 1992 because a friend, craig corbett, who was a student teacher, asked me to come to his class and tell stories. He taught in a variety of nursery schools and daycare centers while he earned an ma in early childhood education. She begins creating unusual hairstyles, which are also copied by her classmates, dogs, and even the teacher. A little girl who is determined to strike a blow for nonconformity manages to arrive at school every day with a hairdo more outrageous than the day before. You and your students will enjoy having stephanie as part of your curriculum. For purposes of example, stephanies ponytail by robert munsch has been used in this lesson.
Each time everybody at school teases her about her new ponytail, but when stephanie continues to wear it that way and feel confident, they start to copy her and change their hairdos to be like her. Stephanies ponytail by robert munsch overdrive rakuten. Jun 21, 2014 today im linking up with doodlebugs for five on friday. Tell them that the story is about a girl who loves to.
Summary in this book stephanie seems to be the trend setter at her school, every hair style that she picks everyone else wants to have. Alvow, the ponytailwhisperer, swears that this twostep method will keep your hair in place, even after a round of endless burpees. This is an audio book version of stephanies ponytail, story by robert munsch, read by kaitlyn lyons. She finally tricks the class into thinking she is going to do something. Stephanies ponytail is a lighthearted and fun book that does just that. Reviews of the stephanies ponytail so far concerning the guide weve stephanies ponytail pdf comments end users have not however quit their own overview of the sport, or otherwise read it but. Madonnas ponytail from her blonde ambition tour has gone down in history as one of the most iconic ponytails ever. Select a short text fiction or nonfiction that will generate ideas for discussion.
The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from gradelevel text. Robert munsch stephanies ponytail worksheets by peter d. Annas mother is always warning her not to climb on everything, but anna never listens. Reading to kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success.
He taught in a variety of nursery schools and daycare centers while he earned an ma in early. Everyday she wants to wear her hair in a new and different kind of ponytail. Teachers home lessons and ideas books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit. But the very next day they all come to school with a ponytail sticking out from the back of their heads so perhaps it wasnt quite that ugly. Distribute index cards to students and make sure they have writing implements. Ask the class if they noticed any emotions from stephanies ponytail that could be incorporated into their own stories explain that in stories, emotion is often expressed through dialogue. All the girls make fun of her and tell her its ugly, ugly,ugly. Stephanie is a strong character who asserts her individuality by insisting that its my ponytail and i like it at every turn. Students will demonstrate understanding by asking and answering who, what, where, when, why and how questions. Stephanies ponytail classic munsch and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. Crystal ball, head scarf, dangly ear rings, necklace with 4 ps. So i went to the school in durham, ontario where he was teaching. Steadfast, when all the girls have copied her ponytail, she resolves to try a new s.
When stephanie comes to school with her hair in a ponytail, all the other students told her that her ponytail looked ugly. The next day all the girls had a ponytail so stephanie tried a new hairstyle. Stephanies ponytail the official website of robert munsch. However, stephanie is happy with her ponytail and does not care what the other students think. And each time, the cast of copycats grows and grows until the day she threatens to shave her head. Stephanies ponytail by robert munsch student objective. Stephanies ponytail by robert munsch, illustrated by michael. Robert munsch is the author of more than 25 books for children including the paper bag princes and stephanies ponytail. He was born in pittsburgh, pennsylvania and studied to be a jesuit priest before deciding to work with children instead. Stephanies ponytaila comprehension study of robert. The braided portion at the top of the pony makes almost a female gladiator style. Reviewed by bieke gils yes, there are things to cheer about when considering the changes in u. This is stephanies ponytail by courtney wolfram on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Everyone loves robert munsch and his amazing storytelling ability.
She goes to school the next day and finds all the students. Give the crown of your hair careful brushing attention to create a ponytail with height, life. Kindergarten blogs preschool literacy kindergarten inquiry 1st grade crafts teaching techniques author studies first grade reading book study reading workshop. Buy stephanies ponytail by robert munsch online at alibris. Although there are messages here about the importance of selfesteem and the dangers of peer pressure, they are delivered subtly through the outrageous behaviour of kids and adults alike. Before reading show the children the book up, up, down. Ive been working on my australian unitwhich is funbut still had time to put together a fun comprehension package of robert munschs book stepahanies ponytail its at my tpt store robert munschs stephanies.
Objective children will engage in activities that encourage the development of literacy, language, creativethinking, and observational skills. The type of text that works best has the following characteristics. On morning stephanie told her mom she wanted a different hairstyle than all the girls. So stephanie changes her ponytail to the side of her head and the next day all the girls have ponytails coming out just above their ears.
The strong pdf female voice will speak to many, asserting the importance of individuality and independent thought. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. The loud, unanimous comment from her classmates is. Talking about books to improve comprehension readwritethink. Explain that as you read this book, you are going to stop and think about what you are reading and write down a few ideas you have that you might want to discuss with other readers.
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