The children at napville elementary school always ignore officer buckle s safety tips until a police dog named gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches. And even though theyre friends, they had a problem to work out. Character study of officer buckle reading strategies, reading activities, guided. Then, the police station got a new police dog gloria, who accompanied officer buckle to the safety talks. After reading the book officer buckle and gloria by peggy rathmann, students explore potential safety problems and then devise possible solutions.
Learn and explore using this book study for officer buckle and gloria by peggy rathmann. When he asked the children, they said nothing wa s happening 8. Little does officer buckle know, however, that his newfound popularity is actually due to glorias upstaging him behind his back literally as she enacts a dramatic interpretation of each of officer buckles tips. Why did so many people ask officer buckle and gl oria to speak at their school. Kindergarten lesson officer buckle and gloria betterlesson. This zany book, illustrated in vibrant color, tickles funny bones while teaching gentle lessons about safety and teamwork.
Officer buckle and gloria by peggy rathmann is an engaging story about school safety. Officer buckle gloria comprehension free pdf file sharing. Comprehension quiz for officer buckle and gloria also suitable for. There are questions related to vocabulary words in the story, and the. Officer buckle and gloria book study by a world of wonder tpt. Talk about what happened gloria was getting all the attention and officer buckle s feelings were hurt. I have students study the illustrations of officer buckle, the mirror, and gloria.
The children at napville school always ignore officer buckles safety tips, until a police dog named. The day the babies crawled away, officer buckle and gloria, good night gorilla, ruby the copy cat, bootsie barker bites, and ten minutes to bedtime. But when he finally learns of his sidekicks secret sideshow, buckle s feelings are terribly hurt. They need each other to make a successful presentation caldecott medal, 1996. Use the glossary at the back of your book to help you identify the meaning for each word. See more ideas about officer buckle and gloria, officer buckle, journeys reading. Little does officer buckle know, however, that his newfound popularity is actually due to gloria s upstaging him behind his back literally as she enacts a dramatic interpretation of each of officer buckle s tips. This lesson plan uses the book, a memorable text lesson, and fun activities to highlight key points for. Until, that is, the napville police department buys a police dog named gloria.
A giving them important safety tips b speaking with expression c telling funny jokes d smiling a lot 4. No one ever listens to any of officer buckles boring safety tips during school assemblythat is, until he starts bringing his police dog, gloria, along. The letters should be collected and sent to officer buckle and gloria. The students at napville school snooze through officer buckles safety speeches until his new police dog, gloria, joins the act. The year that officer buckle and gloria won the caldecott the new york public library employees would still regularly dress up as the winning book when attending the yearly newberycaldecott banquet.
The students at napville school snooze through officer buckle s safety speeches until his new police dog, gloria, joins the act. After reading the book officer buckle and gloria by peggy rathmann, students. Officer buckle and gloria printables, classroom activities. Officer buckle and gloria vocabulary and comprehension. Officer buckle and gloria officer buckle and gloria officer buckle and gloria.
The sight gags in peggy rathmanns illustrations helped earn this book a caldecott medal. For independent practice, i turn to the part of the book where officer buckle is watching himself on the news. They write what the text says is happening, what the illustrations show, and an inference they can make about what is happening at that point in the. Complete the following reading practice book pages. Safety officers pages 1617 in your orange reading book. But whenever he tries to share his safety tips, nobody listens. Officer buckle and gloria by peggy rathmann librarything. I stop to ask questions to keep my students focused and to determine story. Officer buckle and gloria, a caldecott medalwinning book, supplies the perfect opportunity for young children to think about what has or will cause an accident.
They practice reading the story while conducting class discussion about obeying. As officer buckle says in safety tip one hundred and one, always work with a buddy. After reading the book officer buckle and gloria by peggy rathmann, students explore. This also aligns to those using journeys 2nd grade unit 3 lesson 15, but is not limited to it. Discuss with students what makes the fiction and nonfiction texts different. You have to watch carefully to see what gloria does. Officer buckle and gloria flip book freebie print and digital. While officer buckle is speaking, gloria acts out what he is saying. Talk about what happened gloria was getting all the attention and officer buckles feelings were hurt. Also the students should practice writing a letter and. School safety increases tenfold and buckle and gloria find themselves in great demand. Officer buckle and gloria story study and word sort short e and a interactive activities.
Then let children practice solving their own interpersonal problems. Students investigate the book of officer buckle and gloria to practice the skill of reading comprehension while focusing upon finding correct traffic laws. Officer buckle and gloria by peggy rathmann scholastic. Unbeknownst to buckle, gloria performs hilarious dramatizations of his tips behind his back, and the students love it. May 25, 2012 meanwhile officer buckle assumes the cheers and laughter are all for him. Goodreads members who liked officer buckle and gloria also liked. No one ever listens to any of officer buckle s boring safety tips during school assemblythat is, until he starts bringing his police dog, gloria, along. The quiz would also be suitable for students reading below a third grade reading level. Created with that quiz a math test site for students of all grade levels. Reading the large picture book, officer buckle and gloria by peggy rathmann, harrison sat in front of the computer screen, where he could see many children.
All my friends are sitting down on their carpet squares ready to hear the story. See more ideas about officer buckle and gloria, book activities and first grade reading. Officer buckle and gloria extension activities scholastic. Firstday exercises arent always suited for every grade level. For a long time a policemans cap sporting a pair of. Officer buckle discovers his tips are not as successfully received by his audience without gloria, who pantomimes his advice while he talks. The presentations are boing and the kids and staff usually ignore the tips. The recipient of the 1996 caldecott medal, officer buckle and gloria, is the story of a school safety officer upstaged by his canine partner. A dog who can act and a boring policeman are the main characters in officer buckle and gloria, a funny story about friendship by childrens book author peggy rathmann officer. In the beginning of the book, why is there snoring during officer buckle s speech. Officer buckle and gloria is the name of the 1995 picture book by peggy rathmann that won the 1996 caldecott medal. Officer buckle travels to schools to give safety talks. Glorias acting talents suddenly make officer buckle the talk of the town. The purpose of this summative assessment is to provide the teacher and student with information regarding the students understanding of the story officer buckle and gloria written by peggy rathmann.
Also the students should practice writing a letter and how the format differs from regular writing. Officer buckle and gloria vocabulary and comprehension third grade language arts purpose. The story today is called officer buckle and gloria. Officer buckle and gloria is about a cop named officer buckle who travels around to different schools with his k9 partner, gloria, to give important safety talks. Help them determine that glorias behavior is a clue that the story of officer buckle and gloria is. Two years and ten endings later, good night, gorilla was published and recognized as an ala notable childrens book for 1994. It was one of the top 100 picture books of all time in a 2012 poll by school library journal. Officer buckles very useful safety tips fall on deaf ears every time he shares them with the kids at school. Because gloria acts out the safety tips in an amusing way behind officer buckles back, his audiences start to pay attention and follow his safety tips. And gloria has nothing to demonstrate without officer buckle s narration.
Officer teaches bike safety online news, sports, jobs. Show students the book officer buckle and gloria, and tell them that it was written and illustrated by peggy rathmann 11. Police officer buckle gives safety speeches that no one listens to until a police dog, gloria, joins him. Accelerated reader bookfinder us book detail ar bookfinder. After every speech, officer buckle took gloria out for ice cream. Officer buckle and gloria, 1996 caldecott medal winner. Rathmanns highvoltage cartoons, outlined in black ink for punchy contrast, capture her characters every feeling, from glorias hammy glee and buckles. But when he finally learns of his sidekicks secret sideshow, buckles feelings are terribly hurt. Study guide officer buckle and gloria officer buckle, and his dog, gloria, visit napville school to give safety tips to the school children. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Each student creates a safety tip poster similar to the ones in the book to present a. During officer buckles speech, the students snore because the speech is so boring.
Meanwhile officer buckle assumes the cheers and laughter are all for him. Recognizing problems and identifying solutions are skills that help students develop awareness of themselves and their surroundings. This activity allows students to give their opinions about the safety tips as well as allowing others to use their imagination to create new safety tips. Effective classroom practice includes various types of writing tasks. However, when he brings his enchanting dog gloria to join him for the presentation, all the children play close attention to his clever and helpful guidance. Officer buckle is a clumsy police officer who puts together safety tips and presents them to the local schools. Rathmanns story of the importance of teamwork, along with her caldecott medalwinning illustrations, which have been created from a vibrant palette of cartoon art, make this book an appealing read aloud. Find books like officer buckle and gloria from the worlds largest community of readers. But once his trusty police dog gloria begins to accompany him, suddenly his show is a hit.
Gloria s acting talents suddenly make officer buckle the talk of the town. Its apparent how much officer buckle and gloria need each other, and before long, they. Officer buckle and gloria rathmann, peggy ar quiz no. Officer buckle and gloria by 0590925695 and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Complete this assessment to test your knowledge of the plot and lesson of the book officer buckle and gloria. The 1996 caldecott medal winner is officer buckle and gloria, written and illustrated by peggy rathmann g. Peggy rathmann knows what appeals to a child audience in her talk of the lively antics of police dog gloria and the earnest safety officer buckle, said julie cummins, chair of the caldecott award selection committee. Have students make predictions about the story as you show them the cover of the book, such as who the characters are, what the setting is, what the problem may be, and what they think will happen in the book. Unbeknownst to buckle, gloria performs hilarious dramatizations of. Review the book officer buckle and gloria by peggy rathman with this free print and digital flip book.
Based on a 2007 online poll, the national education association named the book one of its teachers top 100 books for children. Officer buckle knows more about safety than anyone in the town of napville. Safety tips with officer buckle and gloria readwritethink. Entertaining and delightfully humorous, peggy rathmanns officer buckle and gloria basically and deftly, cleverly combines an often funny series of anecdotal snippets particularly of canine gloria repeatedly and uproariously upstaging staid and serious officer buckle with important personal safety considerations and the always essential messages of friendship, of sticking with ones buddy. Everywhere he and gloria went, children sat up and listened.
Reading practice, recorded voice, vocabulary practice. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. Rathmanns highvoltage cartoons, outlined in black ink for punchy contrast, capture her characters every feeling, from gloria s hammy glee and buckle s. Once officer buckler finds out what gloria is doing, he refuses to deliver any more safety.