Ugly+Pie+(Schroeder)

=**__Ugly Pie__** = =Page Created by Cassandra Schroeder = =﻿ = Wheeler,L, & Solomon, H. (2010). //Ugly pie//. New York: Harcourt Children'sBooks. = = Ugly piecover [image]. July 18, 2011, from:http://www.amazon.com

Ol’ Bear is hungry for something ugly but every pie he finds is pretty. He goes on a hunt for all the ugly ingredients he can find. After making the ugly pie, Ol’ Bear pops it in the and the valley fills with the sweet aroma. All of Ol’ Bear’s neighbors come by for a picnic and a slice of ugly pie.
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1) Can you remember a time you had a craving something? What did you have to do in order to get it? 2) What are some other ways that Ol’ Bear can feed his craving for Ugly Pie? 3) How did the Ugly Pie make the neighborhood better? In other words, what is the theme of the story?


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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">1) Make a list of the unusual or colorful words that are used in the story. For example, hankerin’, britches, gooey,itchin’, etc. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">2) Hang the list on the board and have students write their own story about a time when they had a craving using the words on the list. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">3) Optional: Students could also use the words to describe what Ugly Pie tastes like. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">4) For a math activity, you could make the Ugly Pie recipe in the back of the book. = =