Kyla Steinkraus - Camping Out

Teaching Focus:Vocabulary:Concept WordsHave students describe things that they might use or see if they were camping out.

	Read the title and make predictions about the story. Predictions after reading the title have students make predictions about the book.
	Take a book walk. Talk about the pictures in the book. Implant the vocabulary as you take the picture walk.Have children find one or two words they know as they do a picture walk.
	Have students read the 1st page of text with you.
	Have students read the remaining text aloud.
	Strategy Talk use to assist students while reading. Get your mouth ready Look at the picture Thinkdoes it make sense Thinkdoes it look right Thinkdoes it sound right Chunk it by looking for a part you know
	Read it again.
	Complete the activities at the end of the book.

enormous ferocious lunge sheepish shriek swish thrilled By Kyla Steinkraus Illustrated by Helen Poole 2012 Rourke Publishing LLC All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. www.rourkepublishing.com Edited by Luana K. p. cm. -- (Little Birdie Books) ISBN 978-1-61741-827-3 (hard cover) (alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-61236-031-7 (soft cover) Library of Congress Control Number: 2011924708 Rourke Publishing Printed in the United States of America, North Mankato, Minnesota 060711 060711CL Post Office Box 643328 Vero Beach, Florida 32964 It was a brisk fall night, and CJs mom had finally allowed him to camp out in his backyard. paper) ISBN 978-1-61236-031-7 (soft cover) Library of Congress Control Number: 2011924708 Rourke Publishing Printed in the United States of America, North Mankato, Minnesota 060711 060711CL Post Office Box 643328 Vero Beach, Florida 32964 It was a brisk fall night, and CJs mom had finally allowed him to camp out in his backyard.

CJ was thrilled! He couldnt wait to sleep outside underthe stars.He spent the afternoon building a fire pit. Then Dad helped him set up the tent. They brought out sleeping bags, pillows, lawn chairs, and roasting sticks.Finally, CJs best friends Aidan and Sienna arrived. Mom and Dad went inside while the kids roasted hot dogs. This is awesome! Sienna exclaimed.Slowly the sky darkened. Stars winked overhead.

Crickets chirped in the grass. Aidan hugged himself. Im scared, he whispered.CJ sat up proudly. Well, Im not scared of anything. Only babies are scared of the dark.Im not a baby! Aidan insisted, but he looked like he might cry.Something made a creaking sound. Did you hear that? Sienna asked.The creaking, scraping sound continued.

Whwhats that? Aidan cried. Is it a ghost?For a terrible moment CJ imagined a ghost swishing through the leaves towards them. Sienna looked around and then pointed.Look up at that tree, she said. The branches are scraping together in the wind.I wasnt scared at all, CJ boasted, but secretly he was glad it was just a tree. He reached for the bag of marshmallows.Suddenly an enormous beast with fangs and horns lunged at him!AHHHH!!! shrieked CJ. He ducked behind his chair and squeezed his eyes shut.

Please dont eat me!Instead of a ferocious roar, he heard a meow. CJ peeked through his hands to see his cat, Lucky, leap onto the fence.CJ stood up shakily, his face bright red. It was just my cats shadow, he said sheepishly.CJ knew what else he needed to say. Im sorry for making fun of you, Aidan, he added.We all get scared sometimes, Aidan said.You know, Sienna said. I bet we could still have a great campout in your living room.The three friends discovered campouts could be just as funand much less frighteninginside.