CHALLENGING WORDS
bricks
dumber
exercise
goldilocks
intruder
marvelous
picnic
porridge
public
temperature
SUMMARY
Once upon a time there were three dumb bunnies.
Momma bunny, Poppa bunny and Baby bunny all lived
together. Can you guess which bunny was the dumbest?
--- Conversation Questions---
(1) Retell your favorite part of the story.
(Answer) Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) Where do bunnies live?
(2) Estimate how long you think the bunnies were gone.
(Answer) Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) Where did you go on your last trip?
(3) Imagine you were the bunnies. What would you do if you found someone
in your house?
(Answer) Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) When was the last time you were scared?
(4) Remember a time that you went somewhere special like the bunnies.
(Answer) Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) Who is your special friend?
(5) Define marvelous.
(Answer) Of the finest kind of quality.
(Follow Up) Use marvelous in a sentence.
(6) Share which bunny was the dumbest.
(Answer) Baby bunny.
(Follow Up) Do you really think bunnies are dumb?
(7) Find why momma bunny wanted to take the bikes.
(Answer) She said they could use the exercise.
(Follow Up) Where do you ride your bike?
(8) What did the bunnies do at the library?
(Answer) Bowled.
(Follow Up) What do you do at the library?
(9) What kind of locks did Little Red Goldilocks have?
(Answer) Beautiful golden locks.
(Follow Up) If you could change your hair what color would you have?
(10) Where did the baby bunny put Little Red Goldilocks?
(Answer) He flushed her down the toilet.
(Follow Up) Where is your favorite place to play?
Activities
1. List all the things the bunnies did.
2. Draw a picture of the bunny family.
3. Write a menu listing your favorite food.
4. Write 3 things Little Red Goldilocks did at the bunny’s house.
Introductions
1. Show book cover. What do you think looks odd about this bunny family? Let’s
read to find out.
2. Have a stuffed rabbit to show the children. Do you think bunnies can ride
bicycle? Let’s read about a family of bunnies who did.
3. Have a bowl of cereal. What do bunnies eat? Let’s read about a family of
bunnies that went on an adventure because there cereal was to hot.
4.
Book Title: The Dumb Bunnies
Author: Sue Denim Illustrator: Dav Pilkey
ISBN: 0-590-47708-0 # of Text Pages: 27 AR: 2.8 LEX: 510
Building Oral Vocabulary
7 exercise 11 marvelous 13 public
Prediction Questions
9 Where do you thin the bunnies will go?
12 What will they do next?
18 What will little bunny do?
This resource is made available by ATEAM-Barren County School system, an AmeriCorps program, funded in part by the Kentucky
Commission on Community and Volunteer Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service.