CHALLENGING WORDS
bared
bristled
cobwebs
cocked
companion
cottage
dreaming
grandchildren
growling
whispered
SUMMARY
Lily Laceby is a very old woman whom is a very
deep sleeper. She is such a deep sleeper that
while she is asleep her family and friends sneak
into her house for a surprise birthday party.
--- Conversation Questions--(1) Retell what the story is about.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Share your favorite part of the story.
(2)
Imagine you just turned ninety years old, describe how you
feel.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
How old are you?
(3) Guess what Lily did when the party is over.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
If you were Lily, what would you do?
(4)
Compare Lily’s party to a party that you’ve had.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Do you like birthday parties?
(5) Define `companion’.
(Answer)
Friend or pal.
(Follow Up)
List some of your companions.
(6) Recall where Lily Laceby lived.
(Answer)
In an old cottage in the hills.
(Follow Up)
Do you live in the city or the country?
(7) Lily had only one companion, who was it?
(Answer)
Her dog, Butch Aggie.
(Follow Up)
Do you have any pets? If so, what kind?
(8) Explain what was happening while Lily slept.
(Answer)
Her family and friends were gathering for her surprise birthday
party.
(Follow Up)
Has anyone ever thrown a surprise birthday party for you?
(9)
Tell what happened to make Lily wake up.
(Answer)
Butch Aggie started barking.
(Follow Up)
Does your animal wake you up?
(10) Name the people who came in when Lily opened her door.
(Answer)
Her friends and family.
(Follow Up)
Guess how many people were there.
Activities
1.
Draw a picture of Butch and Lily. Make sure to label them both.
2.
Create a birthday card for Lily Laceby.
3.
Make a list of things you would need for a birthday party.
4.
Create an invitation for people to come to Lily’s birthday party.
Introductions
1.
Show a picture of an old woman. Have the child try guess how old
she is. let’s read about Lily Laceby, an old woman whom no one
knows her age.
2.
On a piece of paper have “night noises” on it. Ask the child to tell
you some noises they hear at night. Today we’re going to read and
see what kind of noises Lily Laceby hears in the night.
3.
Have items from a birthday party. Ask the child when their
birthday is. discuss. In today’s story we’ll read about a surprise
party for a very old woman.
Book: Night Noises
Author: Mem Fox
ISBN:
0-15-257421-2
3
4
14
24
Illustrator: Terry Denton
# of Text Pages: 28
AR: 2.5 LEX: N/A
Building Oral Vocabulary
midnight
14
rumbled
26
fourteen
Prediction Questions
How old do you think Lily really is?
Will Butch Aggie wake Lily?
Guess what might happen next?
This resource is made available by THE LEARNING CORPS-Barren County School system, an AmeriCorps program, funded in part by
the Kentucky Commission on Community and Volunteer Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service.