EVALUATION
Students' work can be evaluated throughout the lesson as well as during sharing time. The lesson provides assessment opportunities in all areas of language arts – reading, writing, listening, and oral language.
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Giving the Solution a Twist!
1. Students can develop their own Aunt Isabel tale using a graphic organizer. They can write two different solutions!
2. Have students work in groups of four to create progressive Aunt Isabel stories. The first student creates the setting, the second adds the main characters (both good and evil), the third the problem, and the fourth the solution. Have four stories going at once to keep the creativity flowing!
3. Have students apply the same lesson and extension activities to Aunt Isabel Makes Trouble.
Playing with Trouble!
1. Have students work in pairs to make up a new Aunt Isabel story. Have one student play the part of Aunt Isabel and another the part of Penelope. Using a tape recorder, have them say the story aloud, beginning with Aunt Isabel. Penelope must keep "but-but-butting" in with problems to be solved! Students can share their recordings.
2. In the Aunt Isabel stories, trouble frequently arrives in the form of quirky insects or animals with ominous names. Students can have fun with language making up villains for future Aunt Isabel stories. For example, Leering Lizard or Meddling Beetle.
3. Students can design "Wanted" posters for the Aunt Isabel villains or their own villains. On the poster they must describe the character, explain why they are wanted, and outline the reward.
