About this book
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.8
Lexile Measure: 350L
Guided Reading Level: K
Age: Age 6, Age 7, Age 5
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Dictionaries, Series
Subject: Elementary School, Friends and Friendship, Manners and Conduct, Understanding Self and Others
The Meanest Thing to Say
The new boy in school has a new game: say the meanest thing and you win! But with his parents' help, Little Bill finds a new way to win the game...and make a friend.
- Michael Reilly is the "new kid" in class. How would you feel if you were the only new kid? Does Michael seem scared? Angry? Glad to meet new kids?
- Little Bill feels mad when Michael says mean things to him. How do you feel when someone says something mean to you?
- When Michael says mean things to him, Little Bill just says "So?" What would you say?
- Subjects:Bullying Experiences, Challenges and Overcoming Obstacles, Changes and New Experiences, Conflict Resolution, Character Education, Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences, Reading Response, Feelings and Emotions, Early Reading, Early Social Skills, Manners and Conduct, Respect, Tolerance and Acceptance, Friends and Friendship, Understanding Self and Others
- Skills:Development of Reading Comprehension, Drawing Conclusions, Making Inferences
