Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business
Esphyr Slobodkina
This is a story of a peddler who wears his wares on his head. After falling asleep under a tree, he wakes to find that his caps are all missing.
Target Age: kindergarten and 1st grade
Springboards for lessons: Introducing the word "peddler" and explaining that it is a type of job. This could lead to a discussion about jobs within the neighborhood.
Have the students do a seuqnecing exerise that requires them to sequences the caps in the correct order.
This website contains many different ideas, including incorporating secondary stories that compliment Caps for Sale as well as tying in art, math, social studies, and other literacy ideas.
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