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A mini unit focusing on
mental pictures, setting, sensory details,
a text connection craft, a mystery picture,
problem solving, addition /doubles practice,
and a science adventure
using Laura Numeroff’s book!
Nancy VandenBerge
Firstgradewow.blogspot.com
This little unit consists of activities based
on the book, If You Take a Mouse to the
Movies, by Laura Numeroff. I developed
activites which correlate with our
learning objectives for the week.
Visualization
Setting
Sensory detail
ABC order
Word work
Text Connection
Number sense
Problem Solving
Addition/subtraction using manips, pics,
and numerals
Doubles
Science- Matter changes with heat
Visualization
Visualization or taking mental
pictures of a story helps students
with comprehension. Read the
story, “If You Take a Mouse to the
Movies” without showing the
pictures.
Have students visualize the
happenings in the story as you
read. Discuss what they see as
they play the movie in their minds.
Sometimes our mind movie
changes as we add our schema,
text connections , and as the
author gives us more information.
Have students illustrate what
they visualize on the film strip
frames. Then confirm by sharing
the book.
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SETTING
The setting of a story
helps us picture the
story in our minds.
The setting is the time
and the place where
the story occurs.
The setting of the story,
“If You Take
a Mouse to the Movies” is…
1. ________________________
2. ________________________
3. ________________________
4. ________________________
5. ________________________
Illustrate your favorite setting.
Name ___________
Sensory Detail When writing a narrative, one way to
make it exciting is to include sensory
detail.
What is sensory detail?
Sensory detail is using words to
describe what is happening
incorporating the five senses – sight,
sound , smell ,taste, and touch. As
humans, we learn about the world and
our surroundings through our senses.
Give new writers practice in using
sensory details by popping popcorn.
Have them write words to describe
the experience. Then write a
narrative using those words.
What’s Popping?
When popping
popcorn you…
Hear-
See-
Smell-
Feel-
Taste-
See Hear
Smell Feel
Taste
Name _____________
______________________
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______________________
______________________
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Name__________
Help Mouse put the
words in ABC order!
movies
popcorn
tree
snowman
fort
blanket
radio
ornaments
Spelling
Write Your Words on the Popcorn!
Text to self connection!
If you take me to the movies, I will
ask for…
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 38 40
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 38 40
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
Mystery Picture
Red- 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 25, 26, 35,
36, 42 through 49
Brown- 13, 18, 22, 24, 27, 29, 32, 34,
37, 38, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59,
63 through 68, 74 through 77,
84, 85, 86, 87
Pink - 23, 28, 33, 38, 95, 96
Help Mouse string the popcorn. Color the
path by adding three each time.
START
FINISH
3 2 9 12 11 8
7 6 8 4 15 18
12 11 36 33 21 24
10 39 12 30 27 25
6 42 45 40 20 21
22 48 51
If You Take a
Mouse to the
Movies
You will Need to
Help Him Solve
Some Problems!
Name___________
Mouse bought 7 tickets to the movies.
How many friends can he bring with
him?
Mouse wants to string 10 pieces of
popcorn. He has already strung 4.
How many more does he need to
string?
Mouse made 10 snowballs. He threw 7
of them at you! How many does he
have left?
Mouse wants to listen to 5 songs on
the radio. He has already listened
to 3. How many more will he listen
to?
Mouse made 4 ornaments. Then he
made 6 more. How many did he make
all together?
Mouse
Math
Students will solve the
addition problems using
counters, number lines,
“counting on,” etc.
Sort cards by sums.
Record on
Mouse Math
Recording Sheet.
3+4 5+2
6+1 4+3
4+4 5+3
6+2 7+1
4+5 6+3
7+2 8+1
5+5 6+4
7+3 8+2
Name_________
Mouse Math Recording Sheet
7
__ + __ = __
__ + __ = __
__ + __ = __
__ + __ = __
8
__ + __ = __
__ + __ = __
__ + __ = __
__ + __ = __
9
__ + __ = __
__ + __ = __
__ + __ = __
__ + __ = __
10
__ + __ = __
__ + __ = __
__ + __ = __
__ + __ = __
It’s the Doubles, Mouse!
It's the doubles, Mouse
Let's go, let's go!
It's the doubles, Mouse,
and we start with zero:
0+0=0 Oh!
1+1=2 Oooooo!
2+2=4 More!
3+3=6 Kicks!
4+4=8 That's great!
5+5=10 Again!
It’s the Doubles, Mouse!
It's the doubles , Mouse,
Let's go, let's go!
It's the doubles, Mouse,
and we start with zero:
0+0=0 Oh!
1+1=2 Oooooo!
2+2=4 More!
3+3=6 Kicks!
4+4=8 That's great!
5+5=10 Again!
6+6=12 That's swell!
7+7=14 Let's Lean!
8+8=16 Really Keen!
9+9=18 Jelly Bean!
10+10=20 That's plenty!
Dazzling Doubles
Solve the doubles
number sentences. Use
counters if needed.
Match the number
sentence card to the
sum card. Complete the
Dazzling Doubles
Recording Sheet.
0 + 0 1 + 1
2 + 2 3 + 3
4 + 4 5 + 5
6 + 6 7 + 7
8 + 8 9 + 9
10+10
0 2
4 6
8 10
12 14
16 18
20
Name _________
0+0 = 0
What’s the “Matter”
with Popcorn?
Teacher Background Information
Each kernel of popcorn contains a small drop
of water stored inside a circle of soft starch.
The soft starch is surrounded by the kernel's
hard outer surface.
As the kernel heats up, the water begins to
expand. Around 212 degrees the water turns
into steam and changes the starch inside
each kernel into a superhot gelatinous goop.
The kernel continues to heat to about 347
degrees, and the hot goop must escape! As it
explodes, the steam inside the kernel is
released. The soft starch inside the popcorn
becomes inflated and spills out, cooling
immediately and forming into the odd shape
we know and love. A kernel will swell 40-50
times its original size!
What’s the Matter with
Popcorn?
Popcorn kernels are mostly solid. Inside
each kernel is a small drop of water (liquid).
What do you think happens as you heat the
kernels?
__________________________
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Draw a picture
Name________________
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