Activity Pack
NOT NORMAN
A Goldfish Story
NORMAN LIKES TO WIN!
What is Norman's favorite game to play?
It's not checkers or Old Maid.
To find out, answer the clues.
Then write the boxed letters on the line below.
The color of grass is .
The number before two is .
The day after Thursday is .
Frozen water is called .
The sun shines high in the .
The opposite of cold is .
Norman's favorite game is !
NORMAN LIKES TO WIN!
What is Norman's favorite game to play?
It's not checkers or Old Maid.
To find out, answer the clues.
Then write the boxed letters on the line below.
The color of grass is G R E E N.
The number before two is O N E.
The day after Thursday is F R I D A Y .
Frozen water is called I C E.
The sun shines in the S K Y.
The opposite of cold is H O T.
Norman's favorite game is G O F I S H!
HAPPY NORMAN
Why was Norman smiling at show and tell?
Follow the directions to find out.
1. Cross out all color words.
2. Cross out all animals.
3. Cross out all words rhyming with GLUG.
4. Cross out all numbers.
5. Cross out all toys.
Write the remaining words, reading down and across, on the line.
The first word has been written for you.
NORMAN CAT YOYO BIRD
RED THREE WAS PUPPY
FISH GLAD NINE ONE
HUG BLUE RAT TO
TEN DOLL BE YELLOW
IN SNAKE JUG CAT
KITE A BROWN TUG
BALL DUG SIX SCHOOL
NORMAN !
HAPPY NORMAN
Why was Norman smiling at show and tell?
Follow the directions to find out.
1. Cross out all color words.
2. Cross out all animals.
3. Cross out all words rhyming with GLUG.
4. Cross out all numbers.
5. Cross out all toys.
Write the remaining words, reading down and across, on the line.
The first word has been written for you.
NORMAN CAT YOYO BIRD
RED THREE WAS PUPPY
FISH GLAD NINE ONE
HUG BLUE RAT TO
TEN DOLL BE YELLOW
IN SNAKE JUG CAT
KITE A BROWN TUG
BALL DUG SIX SCHOOL
NORMAN !
NORMAN'S FISHY WORD SEARCH
Can you find the words listed below?
S W I M X B
Y K B O W L J C U
F I N X Y Z N E T D B
G O L D F I S H Z Q X B
Z J F L I P P E R Z L
Q Z G L U G K Q E
K T A I L X
BOWL GOLDFISH SWIM
FIN BUBBLE FLIPPER
TAIL GLUG NET
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ANSWERS NORMAN'S FISHY WORD SEARCH
Can you find the words listed below?
S W I M B
B O W L U
F I N N E T B
G O L D F I S H B
F L I P P E R L
G L U G E
T A I L
BOWL GOLDFISH SWIM
FIN BUBBLE FLIPPER
TAIL GLUG NET
A WORDY GOLDFISH
Words from Kelly Bennett's book NOT NORMAN are listed below.
Can you find them inside Norman?
M A E S T R O G D
Q Z S E L B B U B L E
G U N K Y X Y P P U P U K
Y S H OWA N D T E L L Z G A
T R E E T QM U S I C L E S S O N
B R O K E N T R E E B R A N C H L S
P E T S T O R E K R A T Q V F X D C
B O W L R Z N E T R E P P I L F H
S W I MM I N G Q M X Y N I O
Z J A C K X T A I L Z S O
Q N E V E S Z L Q H L
X T U B A J Y J K
NET
NOT NORMAN GOLDFISH TREE
FIN RAT SEVEN
BOWL TUBA GUNKY
GLUG JACK SNAKE
TAIL EMILY PUPPY
SWIMMING SCHOOL MAESTRO
BUBBLES FLIPPER PET STORE
SHOW AND TELL MUSIC LESSON BROKEN TREE BRANCH
ANSWERS A WORDY GOLDFISH
Words from Kelly Bennett's book NOT NORMAN are listed below.
Can you find them inside Norman?
M A E S T R O G
S E L B B U B L E
G U N K Y Y P P U P U K
S H OWA N D T E L L G A
T R E E T M U S I C L E S S O N
B R O K E N T R E E B R A N C H L S
P E T S T O R E R A T F D C
B O W L R N E T R E P P I L F H
S W I MM I N G M N I O
J A C K T A I L S O
N E V E S L H L
T U B A Y
NET
NOT NORMAN GOLDFISH TREE
FIN RAT SEVEN
BOWL TUBA GUNKY
GLUG JACK SNAKE
TAIL EMILY PUPPY
SWIMMING SCHOOL MAESTRO
BUBBLES FLIPPER PET STORE
SHOW AND TELL MUSIC LESSON BROKEN TREE BRANCH
WHERE'S NORMAN?
Norman is hiding in each square.
Can you find him?
SWIM, NORMAN, SWIM!
Norman is a fish out of water.
Help him swim back to his bowl without getting caught!
Start ► ►
Norman's fish bowl
Readers’ Theater
(Fo r cl ass roo m use o n l y, e xce p t w i t h p e r m issio n .)
Not Norman: A Goldfish Story
by Kelly Bennett
Let the Theater Begin:
MC: When I got Norman, I didn’t want to keep him.
I wanted a different kind of pet. Not Norman.
I wanted a pet who could run and catch. One who could climb trees and chase strings.
A soft, furry pet to sleep on my bed at night.
Not Norman.
All Norman does is swim around and around and around and around and around and
around and around and around…
Norman: Swimming in Circles, flapping his fins, with big fish lips
MC: “This is it, Norman. I’m trading you for a good pet.”
“Norman doesn’t move—not even a fin twitches.”
Norman: Not moving
MC: “How can I trade him like this? No one will want a sorry-looking fish in a gunky
bowl. When I drop Norman into his nice, clean bowl, he starts dipping and flipping,
flapping his fins around. He looks so goofy I have to laugh.”
Norman: Dipping and flipping, flapping his fins.
MC: “Don’t think that just because you made me laugh, I’m going to keep you.
Bennett, Kelly, and Noah Jones. Not Norman: A Goldfish Story. Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 2005.
ISBN #978-0-7696-2763-8 www.kellybennett.com
