Invent Your Dream House!

Vocabulary Boring:  not interesting Unique:  different, one of a kind Right off the bat:  right away

Directions:  Listen to the story If I Built a House by Chris Van Dusen.  In the story Jack is a little boy who thinks his house is boring.  He makes plans for a fun house!  His house has a flying room, a racing room, and even a fish tank room.

Click here to listen to the story:      If I Built A House by Chris Van Dusen

After you listen to the story

• Think about your likes and dislikes. 
• Describe in writing a room or rooms in your dream house.  Make it unique.
• Draw a picture of at least one of the rooms in your house.

Use the template below to organize your ideas or write on your own paper.

My house would have a room that  _________________________________________________________. It would be filled with ____________________________________________________________________. In the room you could ___________________________________________________________________. The walls would be covered in ____________________________________________________________. DRAW A PICTURE OF YOUR ROOM(S) ON THE BACK.