CHALLENGING WORDS
dub
fins
fun
Hog
hop
lots
rub
says
sub
tub
SUMMARY
Bob Hog is rub a dub dubbing in the tub. Someone comes along and joins
in. They both have fun playing in the tub.
--- Conversation Questions---
(1) Recall what this story was about.
(Answer) Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) Did you like this story?
(2) Suppose you were Bob Hog. Would you want to take a
bath?
(Answer) Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) Do you like/dislike-taking baths?
(3) Suppose you were Bob Hog. Would you let Rag in the tub
with you?
(Answer) Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) Do you bring toys into your bathtub?
(4) Compare Bob Hog taking a bubble bath to a time that you
did.
(Answer) Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) Do you use bubble bath?
(5) Explain the word “fins”.
(Answer) A thin appendage that extends from the body of a fish.
(Follow Up) Name an animal that has fins.
(6) Recall where Bob Hog was.
(Answer) In the tub.
(Follow Up) Would you rather take a shower or bath?
(7) Find what animals Bob Hog and Rag were.
(Answer) Hog and dog.
(Follow Up) Do you think animals need to stay clean?
(8) Look for what Rag wanted to bring in the tub.
(Answer) Fins and a sub.
(Follow Up) Tell me what things you take in the tub.
(9) Remember what happened when Rag jumped in the tub.
(Answer) He splashed water all over the place.
(Follow Up) Tell me about a time that you splashed water in the
tub.
(10) At the end of the story, Rag is doing something funny.
What is it?
(Answer) His head is piled high with bubbles.
(Follow Up) Was Bob Hog having fun also?
Activities
1. Draw a picture of your bathtub. Then write a sentence about it.
2. Draw one of the animals from the story. Then write a sentence.
3. Make a list of items that people need to take a bath.
4. Create your own bubble bath. Write what ingredients it has and
then draw a picture.
Introduction
1. Have items on desk associated with bathtime. (Ex: soap, washcloth,
and bubble bath). Ask student what items they use when they take a
bath. Say today in our story, someone is having a lot of fun at
bathtime.
2. Have a hog or a picture of a hog on desk. Discuss with students
whether pigs take baths or if they should take baths. Say today in our
story, we read about a hog that has lots of fun in the tub.
3. Have a picture of a bathtub. Ask student if they take a bath or a
shower. Ask if they think taking a bath is fun or if they dislike it. Say
today in our story, we read about having fun in the tub.
Book Title: Tub Fun
Author: Barney Saltzberg Illustrator: Barney Saltzberg
ISBN: 1-887942-29-7 # of Text Pages: 7 AR: N/A LEX: N/A
Building Oral Vocabulary
2 rub 4 sub 5 tub
Prediction Questions
3 Do you think anyone will join Bob Hog in the tub?
5 Will Bob Hog let Rag in the tub?
6 Do you think they will have fun in the tub?
This resource is provided by ATEAM—Barren County Board of Education, an AmeriCorps project funded in part by the Kentucky Commission on
Community Volunteerism and Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service.