Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Pig the Stinker 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 responsibility and choices, this Pig the Stinker picture book by Aaron Blabey 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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- Read a summary of Pig the Stinker. You can find it in the section below.
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PIG THE STINKER SUMMARY
Pig the Stinker is a clever and entertaining Pig the Pug book. In this story, Pig is absolutely filthy and rancid. No smells bother him and he picks up more and more stinky smells throughout the story. He does things that make you scream YUCK!
When it is finally time for Pig to take a bath, he runs out of the bathroom trying to escape! Then he makes a sneaky plan and blocks the pipes in the bathroom so the tub can’t fill with water. This causes the whole bathroom to explode!
Things are different now and even though Pig doesn’t like it, he takes baths and works on his hygiene.
PIG THE STINKER 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 Pig the Stinker reading comprehension questions focus on:
- rhyme | rhythm| repetition
- point of view
- summarizing/retelling
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- responsibility
- choices
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- adjectives
- contractions
- synonyms
PIG THE STINKER 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 Pig the Stinker?
- Lexile® Measure: AD600L
- Guided Reading Level: M
- DRA Level: 20-24
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.5
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Aaron Blabey. It was illustrated by Aaron Blabey.
What genre is Pig the Stinker?
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.
