Holes: Our first Book Activity

     Hey Parents!  You may notice that this week your children could be coming home and spelling their name forward and backwards.  That is because we are talking about Holes by Louis Sachar.  Holes is about a young boy names Stanley Yelnats (notice that his last name is his first name spelled backwards) who finds himself in some deep trouble.  He goes to a camp for troubled children and has to dig these holes as a form of rehabilitation.
     This week I have provided your children with a copy of the book and we are then going to finish the week by watching the movie starring Shai Labouf.  We are then going to compare the book and the movie.  What was left out of the movie?  Was it information that would have been better if they put it in the movie?  Which did you like better and why?  As well as the above mentioned questions on the picture.
     I am hoping that this activity will show your children that just because a book is made into a movie, doesn't mean that you should not read the book.  There are still differences between the two.
      Stay tuned parents! There is more to come!