Write down the sight words from the story, such as "the," "see," "his" and "that," on teacup-shaped paper. You can draw the teacups and cut them out. Write each word on two teacups. Laminate the teacups and place the activity in the literacy center. Have pupils place all the teacups word side down, then play a game of Concentration, trying to match the teacups with the same words. Challenge children by asking them to read their matches aloud.
Write a few sentences from the story on large paper, omitting some words. Write the omitted words on index cards. Attach Velcro to the empty spots in the story and to the back of the index cards. Have children take turns placing the correct word in the correct slot during classroom circle time. Challenge older pupils by leaving full sentences out of the story as a whole.
Talk to the children about the kinds of foods in the book. There was cake and tea at the party. Ask the children what other foods they have seen at parties and what they like to eat best at parties. Write down the list of mentioned foods on a large poster board or piece of paper. Request the items from the parents or from the school kitchen, and have a tea party with the pupils based on the classroom-generated grocery list, omitting unsafe items such as peanuts and hot tea.
Begin and finish a "What if ..." story with the children. Sentence by sentence, children take turns adding on to this story, which begins with a "What if ..." sentence, such as, "What if a tiger came to my house?" The pupils will have to be led in the beginning by the teacher asking what would happen, but once the story starts rolling, the teacher copies the answers to create a classroom-generated story. Read the story back to the children when it is finished and congratulate them for writing a full story using teamwork.