Stephanies ponytail the official website of robert munsch. Summary in this book stephanie seems to be the trend setter at her school, every hair style that she picks everyone else wants to have. The next day all the girls at school have ponytails. Madonnas ponytail from her blonde ambition tour has gone down in history as one of the most iconic ponytails ever. Use his book stephanies ponytail and comprehension packet to understand story structure, a writers, character traits, character feelings, and finally create a poem about the main character stephanie.
Stephanies ponytail classic munsch and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. He taught in a variety of nursery schools and daycare centers while he earned an ma in early. Reviews of the stephanies ponytail so far concerning the guide weve stephanies ponytail pdf comments end users have not however quit their own overview of the sport, or otherwise read it but. This time the boys even managed to copy her style too. The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from gradelevel text. One day stephanie goes to school with a ponytail sticking out from the back of her head. Review of qualifying times sport in american history. So stephanie changes her ponytail to the side of her head and the next day all the girls have ponytails coming out just above their ears.
Stephanies ponytaila comprehension study of robert. Each time everybody at school teases her about her new ponytail, but when stephanie continues to wear it that way and feel confident, they start to copy her and change their hairdos to be like her. Ask the class if they noticed any emotions from stephanies ponytail that could be incorporated into their own stories explain that in stories, emotion is often expressed through dialogue. Alvow, the ponytailwhisperer, swears that this twostep method will keep your hair in place, even after a round of endless burpees. None of the kids in her class wear a ponytail, so stephanie decides she must have one. Annas mother is always warning her not to climb on everything, but anna never listens. Stephanies ponytail is a lighthearted and fun book that does just that. She finally tricks the class into thinking she is going to do something. The strong pdf female voice will speak to many, asserting the importance of individuality and independent thought. In the begining of this book stephanie dose not like everyone is copying her hair style.
For purposes of example, stephanies ponytail by robert munsch has been used in this lesson. He was born in pittsburgh, pennsylvania and studied to be a jesuit priest before deciding to work with children instead. He taught in a variety of nursery schools and daycare centers while he earned an ma in early childhood education. A little girl who is determined to strike a blow for nonconformity manages to arrive at school every day with a hairdo more outrageous than the day before. Students will demonstrate understanding by asking and answering who, what, where, when, why and how questions. Teachers home lessons and ideas books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit. Stephanies ponytail came about in 1992 because a friend, craig corbett, who was a student teacher, asked me to come to his class and tell stories. Reading to kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success.
However, stephanie is happy with her ponytail and does not care what the other students think. Stephanies ponytail by robert munsch student objective. She goes to school the next day and finds all the students. On morning stephanie told her mom she wanted a different hairstyle than all the girls. Stephanie is a strong character who asserts her individuality by insisting that its my ponytail and i like it at every turn. Click on thumbnail to download full size pdf poster. Tell them that the story is about a girl who loves to. Stephanies ponytail written by robert munsch illustrated by michael martchenko. Objective children will engage in activities that encourage the development of literacy, language, creativethinking, and observational skills. So i went to the school in durham, ontario where he was teaching. Talking about books to improve comprehension readwritethink. Reviewed by bieke gils yes, there are things to cheer about when considering the changes in u.
Buy stephanies ponytail by robert munsch online at alibris. Everyone loves robert munsch and his amazing storytelling ability. All the girls make fun of her and tell her its ugly, ugly,ugly. The braided portion at the top of the pony makes almost a female gladiator style. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. This is an audio book version of stephanies ponytail, story by robert munsch, read by kaitlyn lyons. Dialogue is the conversation that characters in the story have. When stephanie comes to school with her hair in a ponytail, all the other students told her that her ponytail looked ugly. Stephanie asks her mom to style her ponytail in various ways.
But the very next day they all come to school with a ponytail sticking out from the back of their heads so perhaps it wasnt quite that ugly. Although there are messages here about the importance of selfesteem and the dangers of peer pressure, they are delivered subtly through the outrageous behaviour of kids and adults alike. This is a 10page set of worksheets for the story stephanies ponytail by robert munsch. Refer back to how stephanie spoke when she was proud or angry. The type of text that works best has the following characteristics.
Read aloud of stephanies ponytail by robert munsch story read aloud for kids duration. Distribute index cards to students and make sure they have writing implements. Everyone at school copies the way stephanie wears her hair. Crystal ball, head scarf, dangly ear rings, necklace with 4 ps. So when her classmates start copying her ponytail, she makes hers more and more unique. This is stephanies ponytail by courtney wolfram on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Stephanie becomes annoyed when all the students at her school copy her hairstyle. Stephanies ponytail by robert munsch, illustrated by michael. Stephanie was the first one to wear a ponytail to school and everyone at school made a comment that it was ugly. You and your students will enjoy having stephanie as part of your curriculum. Before reading show the children the book up, up, down. Stephanies ponytail by robert munsch overdrive rakuten.
Students will describe the main characters actions. And each time, the cast of copycats grows and grows until the day she threatens to shave her head. Select a short text fiction or nonfiction that will generate ideas for discussion. Steadfast, when all the girls have copied her ponytail, she resolves to try a new s. Stephanie becomes frustrated when her classmates copy her ponytail. Each successive day stephanie tries a different way to wearing her ponytail and by golly, each time. The next day all the girls had a ponytail so stephanie tried a new hairstyle. Robert munsch stephanies ponytail worksheets by peter d. Everyday she wants to wear her hair in a new and different kind of ponytail. She begins creating unusual hairstyles, which are also copied by her classmates, dogs, and even the teacher. But, in a surprise twist kids will love, she gets the last laugh when she plays a clever trick on all her copycat classmates. Robert munsch is the author of more than 25 books for children including the paper bag princes and stephanies ponytail.