Lesson Plan

Shipwreck Saturday Discussion Guide

  • Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

About this book

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.8
Lexile Measure: 430L
Guided Reading Level: K
Age: Age 7, Age 5
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Subject: Parents, Play, Games, Toys, African American, Friends and Friendship, Manners and Conduct

Shipwreck Saturday

Little Bill is very proud of the toy boat he made all by himself — so proud he doesn't mind when the bigger kids make fun of it. But when the boat is broken, Little Bill is upset and afraid the big kids will laugh at him again.

  • Have you ever made something you were really proud of?
  • Why do the big kids tease Little Bill about his boat?
  • Little Bill doesn't mind people laughing when his boat becomes part of the kite. Why not?
  • Subjects:
    Bullying Experiences, Challenges and Overcoming Obstacles, Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences, Reading Response, Early Reading, Determination and Perseverance, Individuality, Manners and Conduct, Respect, Tolerance and Acceptance, Understanding Self and Others
  • Skills:
    Development of Reading Comprehension, Drawing Conclusions, Making Inferences
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