Strega Nona takes a vacation - READALOUD AND LESSON

​STREGA NONA takes a vacation

By Oscar Staton

Open Ended

Why are the villagers saying Strega Nona needs a vacation?

Multiple Choice

What will happen if Strega Nona takes a vacation?

• nothing

• a lot of problems

• Bambolona and Big Anthony will get in trouble

• Strega Nona might not come back

Multiple Select

Rate your own swimming experience

• beginner

• intermediate

• Great swimmer

• Expert swimmer

Open Ended

What is the biggest mess you have made?

Multiple Choice

How did Strega Nona know there was a problem and she should return home?

• She got a phone call from Bambolona.

• Bambolona sent a dove to the seashore with a message.

• She had a dream that they were in trouble.

• One of the people from town went to the shore to tell her

Multiple Choice

What happened to Big Anthony when he used the bubbles?

• The bubbles overflowed and carried him all the way to town.

• He got a terrible rash from them.

• He turned orange.

• He was nice and clean.

Multiple Choice

What did Big Anthony do incorrectly with the bubble bath?

• He drank the solution.

• He used it to wash dishes.

• He washed his hair with it.

• He poured the whole bottle in the bath.

Multiple Choice

Why did Bambolona switch the tags on the gifts?

• She wanted the candies instead of the bubble bath.

• She wanted to play a trick on Big Anthony.

• She hated bubble baths.

• She thought Anthony needed a bath.

Multiple Choice

Strega Nona decided to send Big Anthony and Bambolona...?

• instructions on how to tend her garden

• money to buy supplies for her spells.

• seashells from the seashore.

• presents for taking care of the house and townspeople.

Multiple Choice

What did Strega Nona remind Big Anthony not to do?

• Fall asleep on the job

• Touch the magic pasta pot

• Touch her spell book

• Go dancing in town

Multiple Choice

Who did Strega Nona leave in charge of doing her spells?

• Strega Amelia

• Big Anthony

• Grandma Concetta

• Bambolona

Multiple Choice

Where did Strega go on her vacation?

• To the Carribean

• To her Grandma's house by the seashore.

• She went to lake on the other side of the hill.

• She went to the river by her Grandma's house.

Multiple Choice

What were the villager whispering about as they watched Strega Nona working?

• That she didn't know what she was doing.

• They were talking about how she should fire Big Anthony.

• They thought she needed a vacation.

• They thought she looked sick and needed to see a Strega.

Multiple Choice

In the beginning of the story what is Strega Nona doing?

• She is telling a story to Big Anthony about her summers at the seashore.

• She is telling Bambolona about her trips to the city when she was a little girl.

• She is dreaming about being a little girl at her Grnadma's house at the seashore.

• She is writing in her journal about the times she spent by the seashore.