STORYTIME 2
After Reading Aloud Talk About It! Help children summarize the story. Why are the animals bored? Where do they go? Why can’t the librarian understand the animals? Why does the librarian finally understand the hen? How do most of the animals feel in the end? Why does the bullfrog feel differently? Favorite Books The librarian gives the animals three books that make them very happy. Ask children to imagine they are the librarian. What book would they recommend for the animals? Help each child create a cover for the book they would recommend. Reread Make a chart showing the animals from the book (horse, cow, goat, pig, duck, and hen). As you reread the story, point out the bold text that shows what each animal says. Have children name the first letter of each word as you write it on the chart under the correct animal. Then, read the chart together, stressing the first letter and beginning sound in each word. English Language Support Pause on the last page to help ensure all children understand the joke. Explain that read (pronounced red ) is the past tense of read (pronounced rede ). The frog is saying he has read that book before. Ask children to make the sound a frog makes. Then, read the last lines again with great expression so children can enjoy the joke! Research Connection Making animal sounds with children is a fun way to explore onomatopoeia and boost children’s phonological awareness. When children notice and play with the sounds of spoken language, they develop phonological awareness, an important foundation for future reading skills.
Book! Book! Book! tells the story of bored farm animals who discover the library and a love of books.
Engage children with this follow-the-leader game that requires careful listening. Quack, Quack, Book! 1. Invite children to flap their wings whenever you say quack , and open and close their hands like a book whenever you say book . 2. Slowly repeat the word quack , then add a surprise book every now and then to see how carefully children are listening. Share the Read-Aloud Introduce Book! Book! Book! Show the front cover, and read aloud the author’s and illustrator’s names. Explain that this book is about farm animals who are bored after summer ends and the children return to school. What animals do you see on the cover? It looks like they are going somewhere. Let’s read to find out where they go. Read Interactively As you read the story, invite children to act out the motions of each animal, including the sounds they make. The horse hung his head. Show me how you hang your heads. The pig pouted. Show me how you pout. Let me hear you neigh like the horse.
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