Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Spaghetti In A Hot Dog Bun 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 empathy and teasing, this Spaghetti In A Hot Dog Bun picture book by Maria Dismondy 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 Spaghetti In A Hot Dog Bun. You can find it in the section below.
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SPAGHETTI IN A HOT DOG BUN SUMMARY
In the book Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy, the main character is Lucy, a kind girl whose favorite food is spaghetti in a hot dog bun. Lucy’s grandpa Papa Gino teaches her that even though people are different, everyone has a heart with feelings. Lucy has to put her grandpa’s lesson to the test when Ralph, a boy at school, starts to tease her.
Ralph teases Lucy because he thinks her favorite food is gross and that her hair is poofy. Lucy stands up for herself and does her best to show Ralph kindness. However, Lucy still feels sad and alone because of the teasing. One day Ralph is stuck at the top of the monkey bars and afraid. People start to make fun of him. Lucy chooses kindness and helps Ralph down from the monkey bars. They become friends because Lucy chose to be true to herself and be kind.
SPAGHETTI IN A HOT DOG BUN 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 Spaghetti In A Hot Dog Bun reading comprehension questions focus on:
- summarize/retell
- analyzing character
- making connections
- author’s purpose
- identifying theme (message/ moral)
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- empathy
- teasing
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- common and proper nouns
- suffixes
- prepositions
- homophones
SPAGHETTI IN A HOT DOG BUN 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 Spaghetti In A Hot Dog Bun?
- Lexile® Measure: 610L
- Guided Reading Level: O
- DRA Level: 30
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 3.3
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Maria Dismondy. It was illustrated by Kim Shaw.
What genre is Spaghetti In A Hot Dog Bun?
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.
