This book works well with a lesson on asking questions because readers will actively wonder what the mouse might request next and why. And, as the story unfolds, readers can answer the questions they asked on the previous pages.

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is the perfect picture book to use for a mini lesson focused on making predictions. Early readers will be able to use the distinct cause and effect text structure to predict each of the mouse's requests and whether the boy will fulfill those requests.

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie pairs perfectly with a lesson on retelling and summarizing. This book works particularly well because readers have to focus on the sequence of each event in order to accurately retell and summarize the story.

This lesson plan is helpful for developing readers who are working to identify and understand different text structures. Students will learn how to comprehend two different types of story structures when reading this book: cause and effect and sequence of events, which is demonstrated primarily through the book's pictures.

This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff as a springboard for instruction focused on mixed short vowels.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how short vowel sounds are used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with words.

This set of vocabulary development resources for If You Give a Mouse a Cookie highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book. Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions and pictures, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Use this Common Core aligned comprehension assessment to evaluate students' comprehension of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

Read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie then have some fun matching cause and effect sentences from the book. By using these cause and effect cards, students will demonstrate both their comprehension of the text and their understanding of cause and effect relationships in hands-on and interactive way.

This resource includes matching/sorting cards and a sorting mat for four cause and effect sentences in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Each cause card is marked with a square and each effect card is marked with a circle, making it easy to support students who struggle with matching cause and effect relationships.

Understanding cause and effect is a key comprehension and language skill. The text structure of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie includes several examples of cause and effect relationships, making it easy to use as a springboard for modeling or independent practice.

This simple resource includes four sentence stems. Each sentence stem presents an effect. Students will use what they know about the book to fill in the cause of the effect.

The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.