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Emma Interrupts
Enjoy a mini graphic novel about self-regulation.
By Katie Mach
From the September 2024 Issue
Learning Objective: Students will discuss why it is important to not interrupt and brainstorm strategies for not interrupting.
About the Story
English Language Arts Focus
Genres of literature
Social and Life Skills Focus
Self-regulation
Step-by-Step Lesson Plan
Implementation
- Morning meeting
- Whole group
Pairings and Text Connections
- From the Storyworks archive: “Mini Graphic: It Is Not Summer Yet” (May/June 2024)
- Suggested books: The Interrupting Chicken series by David Ezra Stein, My Mouth Is a Volcano by Julia Cook
Before-Reading Resources
- Video: What Is a Comic? (5 minutes) Explore how comics use pictures, thoughts, and dialogue to tell a story.
Suggested Reading Focus
Self-regulation/relationship skills (20 minutes)
- Ask students to think about why it is important not to interrupt someone who is speaking. Have they ever been interrupted?
- Read the comic with expression. Check children’s comprehension after each panel. Children can also turn and talk to discuss.
- Read the comic again, this time as a play. Have children read aloud for the characters to practice fluency.
- Using the Talk it Out questions, discuss the comic. Encourage children to make emotional connections by asking them why it can be hard not to interrupt, and how it feels when you get interrupted. Finally, brainstorm things you can do instead of interrupting.
After-Reading Skills Practice
- Skills: Self-regulation; main idea
Text-to-Speech