Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Hooway For Wodney Wat will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of teasing and bullying, this Hooway for Wodney Wat picture book by Helen Lester is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
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HOOWAY FOR WODNEY WAT SUMMARY
Rodney Rat has a problem, he can’t pronounce the letter r very well. When he tries to say his name, it comes out like WODNEY WAT. His classmates tease him making Rodney the shyest student in his class.
One day, a new student joins their classroom, Camilla Capybara. She is the biggest, meanest and smartest student. Everyone else is intimidated by Camilla’s interrupting, shouting and trampling. When the students are playing Simon Says at recess, Rodney gets to be Simon. Camilla does not understand him like his classmates do and keeps doing the wrong things! She weeds instead of reads and wakes the leaves instead of rakes the leaves. Rodney catches on to this and tells everyone to go rest. Feeling very smart, Camilla goes west and never comes back. Rodney is now a hero among his classmates and they never tease him again!
HOOWAY FOR WODNEY WAT LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based Hooway for Wodney Wat reading comprehension questions focus on:
- summarizing and retelling
- analyzing character
- making connections
- plot (problem and solution)
- cause and effect
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- teasing
- bullying
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- action verbs
- suffixes
- adverbs
- shades of meaning
HOOWAY FOR WODNEY WAT ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for Hooway for Wodney Wat?
- Lexile® Measure: AD590L
- Guided Reading Level: N-O
- DRA Level: 28-30
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 3.2-3.3
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Helen Lester. It was illustrated by Lynn Munsinger.
What genre is Hooway for Wodney Wat?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 32 pages long.