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The Birthday Box

Thank You, Omu!
by Oge Moore
Omu is making a big pot of thick red stew for dinner. The delicious smell attracts guests from all across town. With each new guest Omu shares a bowl of her thick red stew. Will Omu be left with enough of her thick red stew for dinner?
Resources for Thank You, Omu!:
Full Book Review (English)
Brief Book Review (English)
**Spanish Version coming soon!
Activities for Thank You, Omu!:
Thick Red Stew (English)
Omu’s Town (English)
**Spanish Version coming soon!
Will Omu have enough stew to eat for dinner?
Math Connections:
Patterns Spatial Relationships
Size Cause and effect
Comparisons
Activities To Do Together:
- Talk with your child about patterns that happen in everyday life. Can you and your child find patterns that happen around you?
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Encourage your child to find the pattern(s) that happen in the story.
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With your child, go back through the story and write down Omu’s guests in order.
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Explore cause and effect with your child. Remember, this is when one event makes another event occur.
Extension Questions:
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How many people did Omu feed throughout the day?
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Why does Omu run out of thick red stew before dinner?
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How far do you think the smell of Omu’s thick red stew traveled? Why do you think that?
Vocabulary for Building Math Concepts:
big, down, empty, in, inside, most, on, out, second, small, top
Please check out the Book Guide for Thank you, Omu! for more!
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