Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! 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 a goal setting theme, this Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! picture book by Candace Fleming 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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MUNCHA! MUNCHA! MUNCHA! SUMMARY
Mr. McGreely had dreamed of planting a vegetable garden for many years. He looked forward to getting his hands dirty, and growing yummy vegetables he could eat. Although it took him a long time before actually planting the garden, he finally got started.
One morning when Mr. McGreely went outside to check on his sprouts, he found that some bunnies had nibbled on them! Feeling angry, Mr. McGreely decided to build a small wire fence to keep the bunnies out of his garden. However, that night, the bunnies were able to hop over the fence and get to his vegetables. When Mr. McGreely saw the nibbled leaves the next morning, he decided to build and even taller, wood fence. Unfortunately the bunnies were able to get past the fence and eat the vegetables. Mr. McGreely was furious! He built an enormous stone wall with a door and lock. The bunnies were not able to get past it!
The next morning, Mr. McGreely went into the garden to collect his vegetables. He was surprised to find the bunnies had hopped into the basket he carried and made their way into the garden! The group sat down to munch on the vegetables together.
MUNCHA! MUNCHA! MUNCHA! 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 Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! reading comprehension questions focus on:
Analyzing Character
Cause and Effect
Making Predictions
Sequencing
Summarizing / Retelling
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- Goal Setting
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
Multiple Meaning Words
Verb Tense
Prepositions
Antonyms
MUNCHA! MUNCHA! MUNCHA! 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 Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!?
- Lexile® Measure: AD560L
- Guided Reading Level: I
- DRA Level: 16
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.5
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Candace Fleming. It was illustrated by G. Brian Karas.
What genre is Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!?
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.