Amelia Bedelia is a story about a housekeeper. Not just any ordinary housekeeper but a very interesting addition to the household. Amelia Bedelia has a tendency of taking things literally. When playing baseball, the children tell her to steal second base so she actually picks up second base and runs off with it. When cooking chicken, it called for dressing so she actually dressed the chicken in clothes. There was always chaos in trying to explain the different meanings of words to Amelia Bedelia.
Reading this story has never failed to make me laugh. This book would definitely be a great story to read to my students in helping them realize that words have different meanings depending on the way it is used. I could create a group discussion and have the students come up with other words they know that have multiple meanings as well as have them draw pictures to show the different meanings. We may even be able to come up with a song to help the students remember which word goes with which meaning.
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I love this book! It was one of the books that got me excited about reading! It was so entertaining and I think it would be a great book to use in the classroom too!
This is such a great book! I remember reading it to when I was in elementary school! I really like how you described how you would use it in the classroom. That will be a great way to get students to think about words that sound the same but have different meanings!
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