Prior to reading, ask students to listen for and pay attention to key events, noting what events would be important to the main idea of the story.

After reading the text, ask students to list the events of the story in order.

This strategy can be used to help students form connections with the text. Each event in the text encourages readers to think ahead. Students should try and revisit their predictions and also use their text to confirm.

P. 1 — ask students what they think the mouse may want to go with his cookie.

P. 2 — confirm or adjust predictions and make a new prediction on what the students think the mouse will want next.

Continue asking students to predict what the mouse will want throughout the story. Have them explain why they think he will want the things they are predicting.

At the very end of the story, have students predict what might happen after he has his second glass of milk and cookies.

This text provides students with opportunities to use intonation when reading.

When using this strategy, tell students to notice the up and down of your voice and also how you pause when there is a comma. Explain to students that your tone changes when you read a question or a statement. Also, explain that when students see a comma, that is a signal to pause or take a breath before continuing with the rest of the statement.

This is a fun book for children to read several times. It will help them practice reading smoothly and with expression. The pictures support the story well, so the students will enjoy rereading the story to pick up details from both the text and the pictures.

Discuss unfamiliar vocabulary and introduce 2-3 words to students. When coming across them in the book, say them, have students repeat them back to you, write them, and add them to their personal dictionaries. Continue to revisit these words daily to provide practice and enhance comprehension. Possible choices of words include: thirsty, refrigerator, comfortable, trim, milk mustache