Why do the kids start listening to Officer Buckle during the safety assembly?

Why does Officer Buckle think his safety tips are so funny? 

Why does Officer Buckle think the kids’ drawings show a lot of imagination? 

Why does Officer Buckle not want to do his safety speech for Napville School? 

What happens at Napville School because Officer Buckle does not give his speech with Gloria? 

Why does Claire’s note make Officer Buckle smile?

What can we infer from this illustration that the author does not tell us with words?

What can we infer about how Officer Buckle feels?

What can we infer about how Gloria feels?

Model the different ways we can read the following sentences and explain how the use of capital letters and punctuation gives us clues. 

P. 1: “NEVER stand on a SWIVEL CHAIR.”  
P. 5: “Gloria, SIT!”  
P. 10: “NEVER leave a THUMBTACK where you might SIT on it!”  
P. 20: “DO NOT GO SWIMMING DURING ELECTRICAL STORMS!”  
P. 24: “Well! How about Gloria? Could she come?”  
P. 26: “SPLAT! SPLATTER! SPLOOSH!”  
P. 30: “ALWAYS STICK WITH YOUR BUDDY!”

Focus on a few interesting words from the story: accident, attention, buddy, enormous, obeys, and tips, discuss their meaning, and add them to the word wall.

Discuss the following words and phrases and how prior knowledge helps us determine the meaning of business as usual (p. 3), obeys my commands (p. 5), and auditorium (p. 18).