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After Reading Aloud Talk About It! Ask children questions to help them retell the story. What does the elephant do in the beginning? What happens to the elephant after it jumps over the fence? How does Miss Mary Mack feel about the elephant? How can you tell? Add Movements As you read the book aloud, encourage children to make up hand motions to accompany the song. For example, children can point to their backs to show “silver buttons all down her back, back, back.” Then read through the book again and invite children to sing, clap, and do hand motions for each page. Reread This story has details in the illustrations that are not mentioned in the text. For example, Miss Mary Mack’s dogs appear on each page and react to all of the excitement too. Reread the book, encouraging children to retell the story focusing on what happens to the dogs. English Language Development Explain that the Fourth of July is a holiday during which Americans often celebrate with picnics and fireworks. Point out that sparklers, catsup, soda, etc. are often found at Fourth of July picnics. Help children identify other picnic items on those pages. Research Connection As you read books with children, develop print awareness by pointing out how books and words work. Show that we read English from left to right and top to bottom. When reading aloud, point to the words on the page, so children see that we read the words, not the pictures. This way, children learn that words have meanings and what we say can be written down and read.
In Miss Mary Mack , a girl befriends an elephant that escapes from a zoo. The rhyming and repeating story tells about the elephant’s exciting adventures.
Share this traditional clapping song that inspired the book you’re about to read. Refer to the beginning of the book for the hand-clapping movements. Invite children to join in on the repeating words. Miss Mary Mack Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, All dressed in black, black, black With silver buttons, buttons, buttons All down her back, back, back. She asked her mother, mother, mother For 50 cents, cents, cents To see the elephants, elephants, elephants Jump over the fence, fence, fence. Share the Big Book Introduce Miss Mary Mack Show the cover of the book and read aloud the title and author’s and illustrator’s names. Explain that the book tells the story of Miss Mary Mack and an escaped elephant. This silly and fun book is filled with rhymes, just like the song! Let’s read to find out about Miss Mary Mack and the elephant. Read Interactively As you share the book, engage children by pointing to and talking about some of the expressions on Miss Mary Mack’s face. What does the look on Miss Mary Mack’s face tell us about how she is feeling? How can you tell? Why do you think she is feeling like that?
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