The next day all the girls had a ponytail so stephanie tried a new hairstyle. 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. 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. Madonnas ponytail from her blonde ambition tour has gone down in history as one of the most iconic ponytails ever. He taught in a variety of nursery schools and daycare centers while he earned an ma in early. The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from gradelevel text. Stephanie was the first one to wear a ponytail to school and everyone at school made a comment that it was ugly. You and your students will enjoy having stephanie as part of your curriculum.
Everyday she wants to wear her hair in a new and different kind of ponytail. Objective children will engage in activities that encourage the development of literacy, language, creativethinking, and observational skills. However, stephanie is happy with her ponytail and does not care what the other students think. Everyone at school copies the way stephanie wears her hair. When stephanie comes to school with her hair in a ponytail, all the other students told her that her ponytail looked ugly. 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. 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. Stephanie asks her mom to style her ponytail in various ways. The strong pdf female voice will speak to many, asserting the importance of individuality and independent thought. Talking about books to improve comprehension readwritethink. This is an audio book version of stephanies ponytail, story by robert munsch, read by kaitlyn lyons.
Robert munsch is the author of more than 25 books for children including the paper bag princes and stephanies ponytail. She goes to school the next day and finds all the students. Before reading show the children the book up, up, down. Alvow, the ponytailwhisperer, swears that this twostep method will keep your hair in place, even after a round of endless burpees. In the begining of this book stephanie dose not like everyone is copying her hair style. None of the kids in her class wear a ponytail, so stephanie decides she must have one. Give the crown of your hair careful brushing attention to create a ponytail with height, life. She begins creating unusual hairstyles, which are also copied by her classmates, dogs, and even the teacher. Reviewed by bieke gils yes, there are things to cheer about when considering the changes in u. 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. Jun 21, 2014 today im linking up with doodlebugs for five on friday.
The type of text that works best has the following characteristics. 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. But, in a surprise twist kids will love, she gets the last laugh when she plays a clever trick on all her copycat classmates. Robert munsch stephanies ponytail worksheets by peter d. Dialogue is the conversation that characters in the story have.
Grabbing your hair and forcing it through a rubber band does create a ponytail, but not one to be proud of. Stephanie becomes annoyed when all the students at her school copy her hairstyle. 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. Select a short text fiction or nonfiction that will generate ideas for discussion. Students will describe the main characters actions. Stephanies ponytail by robert munsch, illustrated by michael. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. This time the boys even managed to copy her style too. Stephanies ponytail written by robert munsch illustrated by michael martchenko. He taught in a variety of nursery schools and daycare centers while he earned an ma in early childhood education. Annas mother is always warning her not to climb on everything, but anna never listens. The loud, unanimous comment from her classmates is. Stephanies ponytail classic munsch and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle.
Stephanie becomes frustrated when her classmates copy her ponytail. So i went to the school in durham, ontario where he was teaching. Stephanies ponytail by robert munsch student objective. Stephanie is a strong character who asserts her individuality by insisting that its my ponytail and i like it at every turn. Tell them that the story is about a girl who loves to. Students will demonstrate understanding by asking and answering who, what, where, when, why and how questions. Kindergarten blogs preschool literacy kindergarten inquiry 1st grade crafts teaching techniques author studies first grade reading book study reading workshop. Stephanies ponytail by robert munsch overdrive rakuten. 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. 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. Steadfast, when all the girls have copied her ponytail, she resolves to try a new s. Stephanies ponytail the official website of robert munsch. This is stephanies ponytail by courtney wolfram on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Stephanies ponytaila comprehension study of robert. She finally tricks the class into thinking she is going to do something. 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. 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. Read aloud of stephanies ponytail by robert munsch story read aloud for kids duration. He was born in pittsburgh, pennsylvania and studied to be a jesuit priest before deciding to work with children instead.
Stephanie decides to be different from her classmates and ties her hair into a ponytail. 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. Review of qualifying times sport in american history. For purposes of example, stephanies ponytail by robert munsch has been used in this lesson. All the girls make fun of her and tell her its ugly, ugly,ugly.
Click on thumbnail to download full size pdf poster. Buy stephanies ponytail by robert munsch online at alibris. Stephanies ponytail is a lighthearted and fun book that does just that. Each successive day stephanie tries a different way to wearing her ponytail and by golly, each time. This is a 10page set of worksheets for the story stephanies ponytail by robert munsch.
Teachers home lessons and ideas books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit. The next day all the girls at school have ponytails. Distribute index cards to students and make sure they have writing implements. One day stephanie goes to school with a ponytail sticking out from the back of her head. So when her classmates start copying her ponytail, she makes hers more and more unique. Everyone loves robert munsch and his amazing storytelling ability. The braided portion at the top of the pony makes almost a female gladiator style. Crystal ball, head scarf, dangly ear rings, necklace with 4 ps. And each time, the cast of copycats grows and grows until the day she threatens to shave her head.
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