Jake the Snake

This is the story of Jake the Snake.

One day Jake made a big mistake.
He ate a fake piece of birthday cake.
It caused him to shiver,
It caused him to shake,
It caused him to get a tummy ache.
Jake went to the doctor down by the lake.
The doctor said, "Jake, dont eat fake cake."
Adele Tolley Wilson

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Comprehension

Activating background knowledge:

Ask students to think about one time they ate something bad or too much of
something and they got sick. Have them write about the experience in a few
sentences on the lines provided.

Fluency

Quotations:
Have students highlight the quotation marks and have them think about
how they read that portion of the text. How does the quotation change the
way the last past of the poem is read?

Vocabulary

Sight words:
Ache, Caused
Have students underline the sight words and review how to pronounce
them.

Phonics

Rhyme:
Ask students to highlight the rhyming words that end in ake (snake,
mistake, cake, shake, lake cake, and fake). Then discuss how ache is also
a rhyming word though it is spelled differently than the others.

Comprehension

Questioning the Text:

What are the symptoms of Jakes sickness? What is a symptom? What
symptoms did you experience when you got sick from eating in your story?