- book-browsing boxes with different versions of The Little Red Hen and other helping books
- author
- fiction
- illustrator
- nonfiction
- title
- version
MA Standards:
English Language Arts/Foundational Skills/RF.PK.MA.1.a Handle books respectfully and appropriately, holding them right-side-up and turning pages one at a time from front to back.
Head Start Outcomes:
Literacy Knowledge/Book Appreciation and Knowledge Recognizes how books are read, such as front-to-back and one page at a time, and recognizes basic characteristics, such as title, author, and illustrator.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 7 Develop familiarity with the forms of alphabet letters, awareness of print, and letter forms.
Independent and Partner Reading, Unit 7, Week 3
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Skill Focus: Story Comprehension, Vocabulary
Encourage children to select books that interest them and to look at the words and pictures on their own or with other children. Ask children to show you the front cover and point to the title of the book. Read aloud the title to them. Point to the first and last pages of the book as you model where to begin and stop reading.
Encourage children to look at different versions of The Little Red Hen. Talk about how the versions are the same and different.
Ask children to tell you about their book. If they chose a nonfiction book, ask them to turn to their favorite picture. Read the accompanying text aloud. If the book has a table of contents, index, and/or picture captions, point out and talk about these features.