Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco

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Thunder Cakeby Patricia Polacco

• Amanda Donnell
• Bedford County Schools

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A storm was coming. How did the child feel?
BRAVE!
Scared!
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Yes!

• She was REALLY scared!
• What did she do?

She hid under the bed.
She ran outside.
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OOPS!!!

• This child was not very brave at all.
• Try again!

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Outside???

• With the thunder?
• NO WAY!!!
• She was too scared for that!
• Try again!

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Yes!

• She was so scared that she hid under the bed!
• What did her Babushka suggest that they do?

Make a cake.
Eat some cake.
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OOPS!

• There wasnt any cake to eat yet!
• Try again!

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Yes!

• They decided to make a cake!

Thunder Cake!
Next
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But first

• They had to gather some ingredients.
• What did they get first?

eggs
milk
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Milk? Not yet!

• The child gathered something from old Nellie
  Peck Hen first!
• Try again!

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Yes!

• The child gathered eggs first.
• Then, Grandma milked the cow.
• What did they gather next?

Tomatoes from the trellis
Chocolate, flour, and sugar from the dry shed
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Oops!

• They gathered something else first.
• Try again!

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Youre right!

• The child and her grandmother gathered
  ingredients from the dry shed!
• How did the child feel about having to walk
  through Tangleweed Woods to get to the dry shed?

SCARED!
She didnt mind.
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Sorry!

• Try again!

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She sure was!

• Finally, all of the ingredients were gathered, so
  the child and her Grandma made Thunder Cake.
• While the cake was baking, what did the child
  come to realize?

Her Grandma was mean for making her gather
ingredients in the thunder.
She had been brave.
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A mean Grandma?

• Sorry!
• Try again!

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Youre right!

• The child had been brave all along!
• Great Job!

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