STORYTIME 2
After Reading Aloud Talk About It! Guide children to reflect on how Ruby knew the way back to Father Duck and Mother Duck. How did Ruby know to look for the willow tree? the water lilies with the bright purple flowers? the waterfall? How is Ruby different from her brothers and sisters? We Are Special Ducklings Have children act like ducklings who all do the same thing as one another. Have them pretend to swim or walk in a line. Then ask each child to take a turn being Ruby by going a different way or stopping to look at something. Ask how it feels to be the one doing something different. Then ask children to share something they like to do that is different. Reread Draw a simple map on the board or on chart paper, showing the places the ducklings traveled to. Be sure to include the waterfall, the lilies with the purple flowers, and the willow tree. Then, as you reread the story, invite children to take turns moving the character cards through the map to show the ducklings’ travels. English Language Development Gather a group of children and ask them to pretend to be a family of little ducks. Let them go off on an adventure to anywhere in the classroom. Narrate their story as they take a trip around the room, using as many movement words as possible.
In This Way, Ruby! a little duck follows her siblings out into the world. Yet it’s Ruby’s way of doing things differently that helps them all get back home.
This whole-body transition routine can be used anytime to help young ones settle in before you begin reading. Up, Down, Turn Around! Up (stand up) Down (kneel down) Turn around!
Front (step front) Back (step back) Sit right down
Share the Read-Aloud Introduce This Way, Ruby! Preview the book by reading aloud the title and author’s name. Some children may have read Ruby in Her Own Time , another story about the same little duck. Remind children that Ruby’s siblings are always racing off in search of adventure, but Ruby likes to take things slowly. What does it usually mean when we say “This way!”? Who do you think leads the way in this story? Let’s read to find out. Read Interactively As you read, invite children to act out the movement words in the story. This will help them remember the path the ducklings take, just like Ruby does. Show me how the ducklings splash into the water. Show me how they raced through the gap in the tall green stems.
Research Connection Repetition in a book presents opportunities for building literacy. The title This Way , Ruby! is repeated throughout the story. Tracking the words and asking children to say these words as you point to them builds letter recognition.
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