My Mouth is a Volcano Activities

Waiting is hard. In the classroom setting, many students have trouble waiting their turn, which often leads to interrupting. So how do you tackle this issue? I tend to turn to picture books. One of my favorite books to share is My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook. Here are some of my favorite activities to pair with this story.

Is interrupting a problem in your classroom? It's time to share My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook. These comprehension and vocabulary activities will help guide your students through the book. Students can create a volcano mouth kid craft to share their learning, too!

About My Mouth is a Volcano

Written by: Julia Cook
Illustrated by: Carrie Hartman

My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook is a great book to share with your class when interrupting is a problem.

Louis always interrupts! All of his thoughts are very important to him, and when he has something to say, his words rumble and grumble in his tummy, they wiggle and jiggle on his tongue and then they push on his teeth, right before he ERUPTS (or interrupts). His mouth is a volcano! But when others begin to interrupt Louis, he learns how to respectfully wait for his turn to talk.

If you don’t already have a copy of this book in your school or classroom library, you can find it on Amazon.

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My Mouth is a Volcano Activities

This book companion has a large focus on comprehension and vocabulary. This resource has 12 comprehension questions to help guide the discussion as you read. Students can also respond to these questions in writing.

These comprehension questions can help guide your discussion as you read My Mouth is a Volcano. Students can respond to these questions in writing, too.

After reading the book, students can put the story back together with this sequencing activity.

After reading My Mouth is a Volcano, students can put the story back together with this sequencing activity.

Once students have practiced sequencing the story, they are ready to retell or summarize. There are several different graphic organizers to choose from. Students can also focus on the story with this story elements spinner.

Students can retell or summarize My Mouth is a Volcano using these graphic organizers. This spinner activity is a fun way to work on story elements, too!

In the story, Louis gets advice from his mom on how to control his volcano. Students can use this activity to review those tips and put them into the correct order.

In My Mouth is a Volcano. Louis learns what to do when he feels like his volcano mouth is about to erupt. Students can practice sequencing these steps.

For vocabulary, I selected 15 words for this story. Each vocabulary card has a matching definition. Students can play a memory matching game or use the cards in a pocket chart center. To continue working with these words, students can complete the fill-in-the-blanks page or vocabulary match-up activity.

While reading My Mouth is a Volcano, students can focus on key vocabulary from the text using these vocabulary cards and activities.

My Mouth is a Volcano Craft

After reading the story, students will create this volcano mouth kid craft. Students can respond to the book in writing, or use the blank template to draw a picture.

After reading My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook, students can create a volcano mouth kid craft. This would be perfect for your back-to-school lessons or anytime your class needs a reminder about when it's okay to interrupt.

You can grab all of these resources and more in this Book Companion. It has been recently updated to include digital options for some of the student pages, too.

This book companion for My Mouth is a Volcano contains comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, graphic organizers, and a volcano mouth kid craft. There are even digital options for distance learning.

I hope you have found some activities and resources you can take back into your own classroom! If you enjoy this resource, be sure to check out these book activities.

You can find even more books about kids who interrupt here.

Happy Reading!