In this ongoing class, the students will listen to a fiction story. The stories will be read with fluency and expression with chances for the students to interact with the text and make predictions about what will happen next. We will talk about the author and illustrator. We will identify the parts of the book including the front cover, back cover, spine, and title page. We will discuss reading the words as well as reading the pictures to gain a better understanding. The students will learn why it is important to retell a story in the correct order including the beginning, middle, and end; identify key characters, and the setting of the book.  They will apply reading comprehension skills as they are relevant to each story including: making predictions, asking questions, retelling the story, drawing connections to the text, visualizing the story, drawing conclusions, and synthesizing the information.  Each class will feature a new fiction story so students are welcome to join the class at any time.  

Week of January 15th- Chester's Way by Kevin Henkes
Week of January 22nd- Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
Week of January 29th- Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
Week of February 5th- Imogene's Antlers by David Small
Week of February 12th- Dream Big Little Pig by Kristi Yamaguchi
Week of February 19th- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Week of February 26th- How I Met My Monster by Amanda Noll
Week of March 5th- Room for Bear by Ciara Gavin
Week of March 12th-Chicken Little by Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley
Week of March 19th- Stone Soup by Ann McGovern
Week of March 26th-Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown
Week of April 2nd-That is Not a Good Idea by Mo Willems
Week of April 9th-The Word Collector by Peter Reynolds
Week of April 16th- Earrings by Judith Viorst
Week of April 23rd- Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena
Week of April 30th- Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
Week of May 7th- There Was An Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams
Week of May 14th- The Bad Seed by Jory John
Week of May 21st-The Cool Bean by Jory John
Week of May 28th-Town Mouse Country Mouse by Jan Brett
Week of June 4th- Good Work, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
Week of June 11th- The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel
Week of June 18th- The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
Week of June 25th-Bernice Gets Carried Away by Hannah Harrison
Week of July 2nd-The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
Week of July 9th- Amelia Bedelia Bakes Off by Herman Parish
Week of July 16th- Randy Riley's Really Big Hit by Chris Van Dusen
Week of July 23rd- A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon


Let's curl up with some bedtime tales and develop our love for reading together!