Title: The Pout-Pout Fish

By: Deborah Diesen  Illustrated by: Dan Hanna

Published: 2008

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Description:

Deep in the water, Mr. Fish swims about With his fish face stuck In a permanent pout. Can his pals cheer him up? Will his pout ever end? Is there something he can learn. From an unexpected friend? Swim along in the creative, fun story,with the pout-pout fish as he discovers that being glum and spreading “dreary wearies” isn’t really his destiny. Bright ocean colors and playful rhyme come together in Deborah Diesen’s fun fish story that’s sure to turn even the poutiest of frowns upside down.

HBOs & KSEs

HBO 1. Express feelings in a healthy way.

HBO 3. Prevent and manage interpersonal conflict, in healthy ways

MEH 1.2.2 Identify appropriate ways to identify and express feelings

MEH 1.2.3 Explain the relationship between feelings and behavior

Text from the book:

“Deep in the water where the fish hangout lives a glum gloomy swimmer with an ever-present pout. I’m a pout-pout fish with a pout-pout face, so I spread the deary-wearies all over the place.”

Integration:

Writing– giving the students a writing activity that asks them “what turns your frown upside down?” or a writing assignment that asks the students what makes them crabby giving them a space to draw a picture along with there work.

 Art– Students could create their own pout-pout fish either with paper or  a recycled fish mobile.

Language Arts– Students could create a news paper article “The pout-pout post.” This post would be about the what new words they learned in the book. There would be a box for the vocabulary word. Another box that asked for what it means, and then a final box for how the word is used in the story. This is a great activity to teach students some of the vocabulary used in this story.