Shared Reading:
day 1:
make predictions using the front/back cover, introduce
book, title, author, and illustrator, then read for enjoyment!
Use the cover and title to predict what hands can do.
day 2:
reread the book with the children, focus their attention on
new vocabulary
day 3:
reread the book with the children, focus on print
conventions
We reviewed the sight word "can."
day 4:
reread the book with the children, experimenting with
intonation and expression, focus on same/further print
conventions or language targets
day 5:
reread and respond (responses can be oral, written, or
visual, depending on the shared reading book)
We used the book's pattern to create a class book. Each page
had the starter:
"Feet can _________."
This story by Marcia
Vaughn uses action
words and rhymes to
describe all the things
hands can do.