Materials
drawing paper or poster board
crayons
pictures of various colored cats
Instructions
1. With the children, read the book Loudmouth
George and the New Neighbors by Nancy Carlson
several times to familiarize the children with the
sequence of events.
2. Talk with the children about the neighbors that
appear in the book. Ask the children what sounds
the neighbors make.
3. Mix up the order of the cards and show them to the
children.
4. Re-read the story to the children, and invite
them to pick up the correct card at the
various parts of the story.
5. After finishing the story, challenge the
children to recall the order in which the
animals appear in the book. Have them work
together to place the animal cards in the correct
order, identifying the animals as they go.
- Set a copy of the book out for the children to explore.
To assess the children's learning, consider the
1. Can the children name the animals in the story and on the cards?
2. Can the children put the cards in the correct order, based on their memory of
the story's sequence of events?
