Provide hands-on activities for practice and mastery. Check for understanding of concepts and skills by using relevant standard materials, i.e. worksheets, text problems, workbooks, teacher prepared exercises, etc.

Have the children list six things Blanche found that were strange

Objective: To elicit from the children the details of the story.

Activity: Have the children list six things Blanche found that were strange.

Assessment: Accuracy. Let the children use the book to find the answers.