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1 here Comes the Big, Mean Dust Bunny!by Jan ThomasJLG Activity GuideAvailable only fromJunior Library Guild7858 Industrial ParkwayPlain City, OH : 978-1-93612-912-6 Copyright Junior Library Guild /Media Source, Inc. 1 here Comes the Big, Mean Dust Bunny!By Jan ThomasBeach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children s PublishingCopyright 2009 by Jan ThomasISBN: 978-1-4169-9150-2 About JLG Guides Junior Library Guild selects the best new hardcover children s and YA books being published in the and makes them available to libraries and schools, often before the books are available from anyone else. Timeliness and value mark the mission of JLG: to be the librarian s partner. But how can JLG help librarians be partners with classroom teachers? With JLG Guides. JLG Guides are activity and reading guides written by people with experience in both children s and educational publishing in fact, many of them are former librarians or teachers.

2 The JLG Guides are made up of activity guides for younger readers (grades K 3) and reading guides for older readers (grades 4 12), with some overlap occurring in grades 3 and 4. All guides are written with national and state standards as guidelines. Activity guides focus on providing activities that support specific reading standards; reading guides support various standards (reading, language arts, social studies, science, etc.), depending on the genre and topic of the book itself. JLG Guides can be used both for whole-class instruction and for individual students. Pages are reproducible for classroom use only, and a teacher s edition accompanies most JLG Guides. Research indicates that using authentic literature in the classroom helps improve students interest level and reading skills. You can trust JLG to provide the very best in new-release books, and now to enhance those selections by giving your school the tools to use those books in the classroom.

3 And in case you think we forgot the librarians, be sure to check out the Library Applications page, shown on the table of contents in each guide. From all of us at Junior Library Guild , we wish you and your students good reading and great learning .. with JLG Selections and JLG Junior Library Guild /Media Source, Inc. 2 here Comes the Big, Mean Dust Bunny!By Jan ThomasTable of the Book and the Author/Illustrator Applications: Books About Rhyme & Jump Rope Time Strategies and Activities Prior Knowledge New Words Bunny Math Your Own Dust Bunny Awareness That Student! 9 Phonemic Awareness: Rhyming Dust Bunny Card Game & Ed, Ned, Ted, & That Student Reproducible Bunny Card Game Reproducible 12 the Story: Comprehension Skills Many Dust Bunnies? Reproducible Math Page Rhymes with Hink Pinks to National Standards Key 18A school may reproduce copies of the pages in this book for use in its classroom or Library .

4 Any other reproduction is strictly 2010 by Junior Library Guild /Media Source, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be transmitted, stored, or recorded in any form without written permission from the publisher. For permission questions, contact Junior Library Junior Library Guild /Media Source, Inc. 3 About the Book and the Author/IllustratorHere Comes the Big, Mean Dust Bunny!by Jan ThomasEd, Ned, Ted, and Bob love to rhyme all the time, but the Big, Mean Dust Bunny doesn t want to join them at least not at first. When Ed asks, What rhymes with fit? the Big, Mean Dust Bunny thinks it s fun to sit on the other dust bunnies. Now that the Big, Mean Dust Bunny gets the hang of the game, how will the other dust bunnies get him to stop playing? Full-color, digital illustrations. JLG Reviewers Say: With strongly integrated text and art, this entertaining story is told in just over one hundred words, making it an attention grabber for younger readers and beginning readers alike.

5 A lighter take on a bully story. The Big, Mean Dust Bunny changes from a frowning meanie to a hugging sweetie. Thick, black outlines, bright colors, and bold expressions make the pages easy to see from afar. Together with the dramatic dialogue, this is a great story- time read-aloud. Dust bunnies have never been as endearing and funny as they are in Jan Thomas s Rhyming Dust Bunnies and this equally enjoyable Thomas says she has lots of experience with dust bunnies, because she lives in the dusty town of Socorro, New Mexico. Last year, a giant (Big, Mean) dust bunny emerged from under her bed. Ms. Thomas knew she had a story. However, writing a book about such an unpleasant, disagreeable character was a real challenge for her, she admits, particularly because he had such strong opinions about his lines in the book.

6 Topics: Rhymes. Humor. Friendship. Bullies. Danger. Junior Library Guild /Media Source, Inc. 4 Library ApplicationsBooks about RhymeSet up a special area in your Library where students can find books that feature rhyme. You could make a display with a Rhyme Time sign and add some fun rhyming items, such as pairs of objects that rhyme (can/fan; pen/ten; cat/hat, etc.), some Hink Pinks (see page 17), or a collection of Dr. Seuss books with rhyming titles: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish; Hop on Pop; Fox in Socks; The Cat in the Hat, etc. Some well-reviewed and award-winning books would include: Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas come Rhyme with Me by Hans Wilhelm R Is For Rhyme: A Poetry Alphabet by Judy Young and Victor Juhasz Truckery Rhymes by Jon Scieszka, David Shannon, et. al. Anna Banana: 101 Jump Rope Rhymes by Joanna Cole and Alan Tiegreen Color Me a Rhyme: Nature Poems for Young People by Jane Yolen and Jason Stemple Playtime Rhymes for Little People by Clare Beaton and Tessa Strickland Hand Rhymes by Marc Brown Eentsy, Weentsy Spider: Fingerplays and Action Rhmyes by Joanna Cole, et.

7 Al. Button Up! Wrinkled Rhymes by Alice Schertle and Petra Mathers Read a Rhyme, Write a Rhyme by Jack Prelutsky and Meilo So various nursery rhyme booksJump Rope Time at the LibraryCoordinate a time with your school s physical education teacher to have a Jump Rope Time in the Library . Select books with jump-rope rhymes to share with the students. Have students work in groups to learn one jump-rope rhyme and perform it for the class. Besides the jump-rope rhyme books listed above, you can find more rhymes Junior Library Guild /Media Source, Inc. 5 Prereading Strategies and ActivitiesSet a Purpose for Reading Students are better prepared to read something when you help them set a purpose for reading. Some common purposes include: reading for information, for enjoyment, for practicing a specific skill such as finding the main idea, or for learning how to do something.

8 Set a purpose for reading here Comes the Big, Mean Dust Bunny. Two purposes may be reading for enjoyment this is a fun book! and learning about rhymes. You may determine other purposes for reading that apply to your class or to an individual student who will read the book. Make Predictions Activate students prior knowledge and generate interest in the book by having students make predictions about the book before you read it aloud or they read it to themselves. Below are some statements and questions that will get students thinking about the story and ready to make predictions. What is a dust bunny ? Explain what being mean means to you. What is a bully? What does it mean when words rhyme? Do you like books that rhyme? Do you like to play games with friends? Can someone who is mean become someone who is nice?

9 How can that happen? Explain that his book is about imaginary dust bunnies that like to play a rhyming game. Ask:What do you think would happen if a big, mean dust bunny tried to bother a bunch of silly, fun dust bunnies?Be ready for some fun answers!Copyright Junior Library Guild /Media Source, Inc. 6 Activating Prior Knowledge Before reading the book aloud to the children, allow them to share some prior knowledge they have gained from their own experiences. Ask them: Have you ever been bothered by a bully? What happened? Who would you talk to if someone was being mean to you? Why is it important to be kind to others? What have you done to show kindness to someone recently? What rhyming games to you like to play?Recognizing New Words The following words may be unfamiliar to readers and are found in the text of this book.

10 Help students learn the meaning of these words:Dust Bunny Math Use the handout on page 15 to allow students to practice adding and subtracting dust bunnies. To help with the exercise, you may want to make several dust bunnies as manipulatives. Have your students draw a dust bunny using the sample and directions on the next page. Have your students cut out their dust bunnies and hand them in. Gather all the dust bunnies and use them to model adding and subtracting by taping them onto the board and adding or removing Junior Library Guild /Media Source, Inc. 7 dust bunnies rhyme interesting know weighs ton splat drat thug weird chaseMake Your Own Dust the shape as the body of your own dust bunny a a arms and your dust your dust Junior Library Guild /Media Source, Inc.