SUMMARY While playing with a friend, Sarah ignores her mother's directions and decides to have a snack of blueberries without asking if it's okay. This decision has consequences later in the day.

BUILD BACKGROUND Ask volunteers to talk about a time when they ignored instructions from a parent or teacher. What happened? What did they learn from the experience?

PREVIEW/USE ILLUSTRATIONS Have students preview the book by looking at the title and illustrations. How might the title tell what the pictures and story describe?

Encourage students to work in pairs as they preview the book. Have them talk about what the illustrations make them think about in their own lives.

TEACH/REVIEW VOCABULARY Ask students how each vocabulary word helps them better understand the story and its characters.

CHARACTER Remind students that a character is a person or animal who takes part in the events of a story. Ask them to identify the three main characters in the book. Then explain that the qualities of a character are known as character traits and that they usually relate to his or her personality. While students are reading, have them identify the character traits of Sarah, Julia, and Sarah's mother.

VISUALIZE Visualizing lets students create pictures in their minds by using their senses and prior knowledge. A reader's mental images come not from just seeing, but from all five senses. Point out specific instances in the book that offer strong opportunities for visualizing. What does a warm summer day feel like? How might it feel to run through sprinklers? How might the lemonade taste?