STORYTIME 2
After Reading Aloud Talk About It! Help children recall story details. Where is the purple parrot? What sound do you hear at the beginning of purple and parrot ? What letter makes that sound? Where is the red rock? What sound do you hear at the beginning of red and rock ? What letter makes that sound? Weather Changes Use the character cards for The Deep Blue Sea to explore how the weather changes in the story. If possible, add to children’s engagement by using props, such as sunglasses when it’s sunny. Encourage children to talk about how they feel when the weather changes quickly. Reread Give each child a small piece of construction paper so each child has one piece of black, orange, purple, brown, green, red, blue, yellow, white, and gray paper. As you read the story, ask children to hold up a matching piece of construction paper each time you read a color word. At the end of the story, work together to create a group rainbow with the pieces of construction paper. English Language Development Invite children to take turns pointing to the illustrations that match each color as you read the page. For example, There’s a nut, a brown nut (child points to nut) on a green tree (child points to tree) on a red rock (child points to rock). Track the text as you read. Research Connection Many young children find transitions stressful. We can help children cope with transitions by noticing and talking about regular changes and cycles in our lives. We can model anticipating change, seeing something positive in what’s to come, and understanding when and how changes repeat.
In The Deep Blue Sea, the text builds and repeats as clear weather turns to rain and then back again. The pages add and repeat color words that match the beautiful illustrations.
Engage children and build background by singing this rainbow tune together to the tune of “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes.” Rainbow Song Red, orange, green, and blue! Green and blue. Then comes purple and a bit of brown, too. I made this rainbow just for you! Red, orange, green, and blue! Green and blue. (make a rainbow shape by fanning out hands over head) Share the Read-Aloud Introduce The Deep Blue Sea Read aloud the title and author’s name as you show the book cover. Explain that this book is about both colors and weather and that it takes place in the middle of the sea. Preview the cover together.
What colors do you see on the cover? Let’s name them together.
Read Interactively Focus on the cumulative aspect of this story and what is added as you turn each page. Read the book from beginning to end.
How do the words change? How do the pictures change? What colors do you see? What do you think will happen on the next page?
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