Paint Brush Kid by Clyde
Bulla Level M (Fountas & Pinnell)
Books—Chalk Box Kid
(comes before this one)
Preteach— Read chapter 1
students have not already read Chalk Box Kid.
Vocabulary / word pronunciation that
may need to be taught to some students Chapter 1—vacation, television,
guitar, trouble, factories, breath, meant, garage, Pancho, excused,
Jose, nursery, Chapter 8-- celebration
word attack—long vowel
review, ar sound
focus: character traits
Chapter 1- Introduces characters
and gives background of events in Chalk Box Kid.
Richard is lost and then found
at Uncle Pancho’s
Discussion: Is he really their
uncle? Why call him that?
How is Gregory’s life
different from earlier in Chalk Box kid?
Discuss Richard's Character trait as
p. 1- gives toast to Uncle Max
p.3- doesn’t talk back to Uncle
Chapter 2- Gregory, Ivy and
Richard go back to Uncle Pancho to listen to his stories of
Mexico. We learn
background of Uncle Pancho. He was once married and his wife left
him with his son.
p.12- Why does Mr. Brimm plan on
painting Uncle Pancho’s house?
p.15—What prompts Gregory’s idea
to paint the house?
Chapter 3- Kids decide to paint
house. They learn that Uncle Pancho had come to city and US to find
son, but never found him.
P22-3—Why does Gregory suggest
painting pictures on the house?
Why does Uncle Pancho respond as he
Is is a good idea?
Chapter 4- Gregory discusses
problem with Mr.Hiller.
Why doesn’t he discuss it with his
Do you think Mr. Hiller thinks it is
a good idea?
Chapter 5- Uncle Pancho asks him
to paint house. Gregory suggests one picture to see if he likes the
Note first sentence of chapter.
p.38-9- Discuss Ivy and Greg’s
relationship as they paint (supportive and complimentary
of each other)
p.42—Some people laughed as they
painted picture. Would you have?
Chapter 6—They paint house.
Everyone watches. They find out the house is going to be torn
down for a freeway.
P48-9—Discuss Uncle Pancho’s
p.50—Discuss why Gregory finishes
the picture even though the house is to be torn
Should he have drawn Uncle Pancho’s
(Review the 2-3 major problems in
book. Which have been solved? Which not? Make a Prediction.
Chapter 7- Ms Cartright gets
television to come . They hope this will save the house.
-Mr. Hiller suggests that this may
help find Jose. They get on TV (Should Ivy have gone
to be interviewed?) Jose is not found and the house cannot be saved.
p.68—Mr. Hiller says that he will be
Uncle Pancho’s son. Explain/discuss.
Chapter 8—House is moved to
Mr. Heller’s nursery./ There is a party. Uncle Max writes and
sings a song.
Gregory realizes his Uncle is a good singer.
-Why did author choose not to have
Uncle Pancho find his son?
- Why does he end the book with Gregory
thinking Uncle Max is a good singer?