| Mary Wore Her Red Dress |
This book came in our reading
adoption and had great picture
support, so we decided to use
it. It follows the pattern of the
traditional song. And the
classes are still
reading/singing it every chance
they get!
adoption and had great picture
support, so we decided to use
it. It follows the pattern of the
traditional song. And the
classes are still
reading/singing it every chance
they get!
Shared Reading:
day 1:
make predictions using the front/back cover, introduce
book, title, author, and illustrator, then read for
enjoyment!
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 on directionality and return sweep. We
highlighted the color words we knew.
day 4:
reread the book with the children, experimenting with
intonation and expression, focus on same/further print
conventions or language targets
We practiced using the students' names to retell the story.
day 5:
reread and respond (responses can be oral, written,
or visual, depending on the shared reading book)
We decided to rewrite the song for a class book. Each
child was given his/her photo (We have a digital camera) to
use. They painted their clothes and dictated the rest. (We
usually expect them to do their own writing in class books,
but this was only the 5th week of school. Most were not the
confident writers they are now!)
Here's an example page from our class book.
day 1:
make predictions using the front/back cover, introduce
book, title, author, and illustrator, then read for
enjoyment!
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 on directionality and return sweep. We
highlighted the color words we knew.
day 4:
reread the book with the children, experimenting with
intonation and expression, focus on same/further print
conventions or language targets
We practiced using the students' names to retell the story.
day 5:
reread and respond (responses can be oral, written,
or visual, depending on the shared reading book)
We decided to rewrite the song for a class book. Each
child was given his/her photo (We have a digital camera) to
use. They painted their clothes and dictated the rest. (We
usually expect them to do their own writing in class books,
but this was only the 5th week of school. Most were not the
confident writers they are now!)
Here's an example page from our class book.
