As you read the stories aloud, have the children pay particular attention to the different activities that take place in the story, and have them choose at least one from each book that they would like to try today.
This morning my girls and I read:
Nothing to Do by Liza Alexander
and my girls chose to wash the dishes (of all things)
Then, it was Clifford The Big Red Dog: The Windy Day by Sonali Fry
From this story they chose to make a painting, just like the character Emily Elizabeth!
The last book in our stack was Strawberry Shortcake: Let's Go Apple Picking
by Molly Kempf
so we decided to do a little experimenting with an apple treat....
..which turned out divine.
They really loved being able to use their imaginations and find ways to make the stories come alive for them.
Give it a try!
