predictable pattern books

Dunbar, J. (2006). Where’s my sock?

The Chicken House, 2 Palmer Street:
Frome, Somerset  BA11 1DS:
United Kingdom

ISBN : 0-439-74831-3


         This story is about two pal named Pippin and Tog. Tog helped Pippin to find his yellow sock with clock. To set the provocations, ask the children “How can they find the sock in the easiest way?” Reading this story to the children, they will learn how to help each other and know the importance of patience.

          Using this books, the children will learn the different colors, designs, shapes and to organize simple things.

          The illustrator used hard bound cover, glossy paper. She used also water color and colored pencils.

3 ways of presenting the story:
A. Felt story: materials needed: felt board, two main characters and different kinds of sock made of felt cloth.
B. Audience Participation: draw and design a different sock made of paper, cardboard, or felt cloth and cut into shape.The teacher can ask two children to be Tog and Pippin.The teacher can hide or distribute socks to the audience while the main character is not looking.Read the story and the children will do re- enactment  of the story.
C. Reading the story: read the story loudly with the use of different voice pattern to read the story.

Extension activities:
A. Socks hunt – the children are looking for the pair of socks.
B. Ask the children to draw their favorite sock and children will tell the story about it.
C. The teacher and children will  have discussion about the good moral values of the story.