Five Minutes Peace - Week 5

This timeless children's picture book puts an interesting perspective on aspects of family life! A humorous tale of a mother elephant trying to get some peace to read her paper, but her children incessantly pester and follow her - even into the bath! A wonderfully messy breakfast creates numerous opportunities for learning. The activities in this 1st Grade English Lesson are clearly linked to objectives for composition, comprehension, grammar and punctuation using the book as the stimulus to learning. The engaging ideas provide super starting points for Elementary School learning and are driven by probing questions.