Mr. Wuffles
David Wiesner
Make a prediction about this story by looking at the front cover.
-What do you notice about the title?
-Who is Mr. Wuffles?
-Why would the author use an exclamation point at the end of Mr. Wuffles?
-What might that simple mark tell us about Mr. Wuffles?
Pages before the title page.
Think Pair Share:
-How does Mr. Wuffles feel about his new toy?
-How do you know?
-Have you ever received a new toy you didn’t like?
Title page
It looks like Mr. Wuffles has a lot of new toys.
How can I tell that they are new?
I can infer this because _____________________________.
Page 1 (Cover page 2)
What do you notice about these toys? Spaceship? Price tag?
What could that mean?
Think Pair Share:
Is it new or old, or something else? Where did it come from?
Page 2
-What do you see?
-How do we know that this is not a toy?
-What are the aliens looking at?
-What do they see?
Page 3 (cover page 4)
How are the aliens reacting?
How can you tell?
Why do you think they are acting that way?
Think Pair Share:
What do you think they are saying to each other?
Page 4.
Mr. Wuffles spots the aliens.
What happens?
Think Pair Share:
What do you think they are saying now?
Pages 5-6.
-How does Mr. Wuffles react to the spaceship?
-How do we know? (He likes it. We know this because he is smiling and playful.)
Think Pair Share:
-How do you think the aliens are acting now?
Pages 7-8
-What has happened to the ship?
-What is Mr. Wuffles doing now?
-What are the aliens going to do?
-What is their problem?
Think Pair Share:
Make another prediction. How are they going to solve their problem? How do we know?
Read pages 9-10.
-What is going to happen to the aliens?
-What words can we use to describe how the aliens are feeling now?
Think Pair Share:
-What else do you notice in this picture? (pg 10)
Read pages 11-12.
Discuss what happens and “who” helps them.
Did this help solve one of their problems?
Read pages 13-14.
The aliens discover an insect underworld.
On the walls are pictures of their past adventures with Mr. Wuffles.
Do the insects and the aliens have something in common?
Observe the dialogue boxes.
How are the aliens words different from the insect’s words?
What conclusions can we draw about them? �(The insects are not as sophisticated or as smart as the aliens.)
Read pages 15-20.
Explain what is happening.
What are the insects doing?
What does that tell us about the insects? �(They are helpful, kind…)
-How did the insects help the aliens solve their problems?
Think-Pair-Share
-How does Mr. Wuffles feel about being tricked?
How do you know?
What evidence supports your thinking?
(Nails scratching the windowsill, showing teeth)
-What do you think Mr. Wuffles will do now?
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