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Classroom Activities

The Toad Sleeps Over

  • write another story about how Minifield uses his special mouse skills to save the toad
  • compare the different kinds of toads in the world
  • find out how toads really eat
  • discuss attitudes toward toads. Many people don't like them because of their looks. How should people act toward others who look different?
  • list the things the book tells us about toads. After researching toads, list which are fact and which are fantasy
  • discuss why it is good to have friends who are like you. And who are unlike you
Maria, Cristina and Margaret G.
teachers
Crestview Public School
Kitchener, Ontario


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