Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner

By Gretchen Lundquist

Skippyjon Jones is a highly imaginative, mischievous Siamese cat. He goes on all sorts of adventures while being confined to his bedroom during a time-out. His imagination takes him to Old Mexico where he becomes a hero, but will his imagination be too much for his mother? Students can't help but join in as Skippyjon breaks into spontaneous song throughout this great read-aloud.

Possible strategy instruction:

• C: Infer and support with evidence.
• C: Make a picture or mental image.

• A: Skip the word, then come back.
• A: Trade a word/guess a word that makes sense.

• F: Use punctuation to enhance phrasing and prosody.

• E: Tune in to interesting words and use new vocabulary in speaking and writing.

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