Question by Cat Loves Her Sabres: I am going into my first early childhood teaching practicum and I need to conduct a read-aloud with the kids?
I'm not sure what grade I will be working with yet because I haven't received my field placement, but I would like to get a jump on practicing a story and forming a rough plan of a lesson for my professor to look over. What are your favorite books to read to your K-3 classes and what kinds of activities do you do relating to those books? Thanks for your help!
EDIT: I JUST GOT MY PLACEMENT, AND I'M IN A 4TH GRADE CLASSROOM! I STILL HAVE TO DO THE READ-ALOUD ASSIGNMENT, THOUGH! IDEAS?
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Answer by kindergranny
Pick a picture book that you like. There are so many wonderful choices available, but it should be one that you can relate to so that the students can see your enthusiasm for reading. Your choice of book may be dependent upon the subject being studied in one of the subject areas or the time of year--seasonal or holiday topics.
Show the cover to the students and ask them what they think the book will be about. You can then tell them the name of the book and ask them to make further predictions about what the book might be about.
Then do a picture walk....don't read the text yet...look at and discuss the pictures on each page with the students. They can confirm or modify their previous predictions. (You may want to write down the predictions so you can refer to them later.) Depending on the length of the lesson or book, you can then read the story in the same lesson or read it in the next lesson. While reading, stop occasionally to demonstrate thinking strategies (text to self, etc) ,and/or discuss the predictions that were made previously and ask if the students think they made the right predictions or if they want to modify them.
After the reading, you may have them do a reflective writing--either drawing or writing about their favorite part of the story, something similar that has happened to them, or how they would have solved the problem in the story.
This is a great way to integrate reading, the subject areas, and writing in one lesson plan. This can be done at any grade level...we do this type of read aloud and activities k-5 in our school. Picture book are a wonderful way to teach reading strategies to all grade levels. They are quick reads in the upper grades and the kids really enjoy them--even into middle school (see link below). When teaching new strategies, it is good to use a book that is below the students' grade level so that they can focus on the strategies.
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Inclusive Lesson Plans Throughout the Year (Early Childhood Education), Laverne
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