In this 4-day camp, the students will listen to the fifth book in Kate DiCamillo's Mercy Watson series titled "Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig". This is a cute fictional story about a pig named Mercy Watson. When Mercy's appetite leads her straight to the bed of freshly-planted pansies next door, Eugenia Lincoln calls in Animal COntrol Officer Francine Poulet. But as Francine soon discovers, not just anyone can think like a pig- especially when that pig is a porcine wonder like Mercy Watson! Come along with me on this adventure and we see what sort of trouble this "porcine wonder" can find! The story will be read with fluency and expression with chances for the students to interact with the text and make predictions about what will happen next. We will talk about the author and illustrator. We will identify the parts of the book including the front cover, back cover, spine, and title page. We will discuss reading the words as well as reading the pictures to gain a better understanding. The students will learn why it is important to retell a story in the correct order including the beginning, middle, and end; identify key characters, and the setting of the book.  They will apply reading comprehension skills as they are relevant to each story including: making predictions, asking questions, retelling the story, drawing connections to the text, visualizing the story, drawing conclusions, and synthesizing the information. We will use a graphic organizers among other visual tools to help synthesize the information from the text.  

Day 1: Read and Discuss Chapters 1-4
Day 2: Read and Discuss Chapters 5-8
Day 3: Read and Discuss Chapters 9-12
Day 4: Read and Discuss Chapters 13-15

Let's laugh along with our favorite "porcine wonder", Mercy, and develop our love for reading together!