STORYTIME 1
After Reading Aloud Talk About It! The simple language in this story includes important possessive words— my , our , and mine . Talk with children about why each animal and plant might believe the river belongs to it. Help children make connections to how they feel about where they live.
The big book, My River , introduces plants and animals that all share a river. We see that these living things make up a community and that the river belongs to all of them.
Why do you think the animals say, “It’s my river”? How is the river everyone’s river? How many people share your home?
Invite children to act like water animals as they sing a song to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus.” Feel free to add your own verses to continue the song!
Sharing Nature Take a nature walk and help children notice animals and/or plants that share the same environment (e.g., bugs under a rock, plants in a garden, creatures in a tree, etc.) Invite children to draw a picture of the shared natural environment. Reread The simple and largely patterned text and rich concepts make this an excellent book to use for echo-reading. Read the line on each page and then have children repeat. Have the whole class join in on the last two sentences (“Whose river is it?” “It’s everyone’s river!”). English Language Development Use the glossary at the end of the book to review new vocabulary words with English learners. Invite children to share the words in their home language, too. Tapping into children’s knowledge in their home language enhances their understanding of the story and helps broaden the experience of their classmates. Research Connection Young children are developing social and emotional skills that enable them to strengthen their own identity as well as build positive relationships with others. This book’s central ideas of home and sharing can support children’s social and emotional learning as well as their earth science knowledge.
The Fish in the Pond The fish in the pond goes,
Splish, splash, splish (make splashing motion) Splish, splash, splish (make splashing motion) Splish, splash, splish (make splashing motion) The fish in the pond goes, Splish, splash, splish (make splashing motion) All morning long! The frog in the pond goes, Hop, hop, hop (make hopping motion) Share the Big Book Introduce My River Show children the book cover and read aloud the title and author’s name as you track the print with your finger. What living things do you see in and around this river? Yes, there’s a fish, a plant, and a dragonfly. Let’s read to learn who else shares this river. Read Interactively As you read, help children pause and think about each living thing that needs the river. What is this animal doing? Why do you think it needs the river? Why do you think these plants need the river?
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