Shared Reading:
day 1:
make predictions using the front/back cover,
introduce book, title, author, and illustrator, then read
for enjoyment!
They usually think this book will be about camping because of
the trailer on the front cover. There ia a clown shoe on the
back cover, but because it's green, they usually dismiss it as a
clue. It's only when he starts putting on his "yellow hair,"
white mouth," and "red nose" that they squeal, "He's a clown!
He works at the circus!"
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 review book terms: author, illustrator, and title.
day 4:
reread the book with the children, experimenting with
intonation and expression, focus on same/further
print conventions or language targets
We reviewed the color words we knew and focused on the
sight word "my". We highlighted it and added it to our word
wall. We also used it as a springboard to write!
day 5:
reread and respond (responses can be oral, written,
or visual, depending on the shared reading book)
We created a life-sized "kid" out of butcher paper. Then each
committee made an article of clothing/accessory (shirt,
pants, hat, backpack, socks, shoes) for the "kid" to go "Off to
School". We added speech bubbles next to each piece.... "I put
on my purple pants. I put on my blue backpack." etc.
This is a Rigby
Literacy 2000 big
book. It's about a
clown getting
dressed for work.
It's a great shared
reading book for
high-frequency
words (I, on, my,
color words) and
directionality (1
sentence per page).
The predictable
pattern is:
"I put on my (color)
(clothes/accessories
)."