Story Time - Read Aloud & Discuss

This class is focused on reading and reading comprehension. 

Students will hear new stories every day, with each one being discussed afterwards to practice important reading skills such as summarizing, identifying characters, and understanding the ideas presented within a story. Students will learn new words and also enjoy discussion with one another about the story. Students are welcome to drop into the class at any time, as each day there will be something new being read and talked about.  For example: The class might listen to the story A Very Hungry Caterpillar and discuss the topics of who the main character was, and what happened to him throughout the story. Each day will have three possible books, but we may not get to every book every day depending on the length of the discussions. The schedule of the stories that will be available to be read to the class from December 2nd until January 3rd 2025 can be seen below.


=========December 2nd 2024 - December 6th 2024:=========
Theme: Insects & Gardens

Wednesday 12/4: 
- Up In The Garden and Down In The Dirt by Kate Messner
- Oh Say Can You Seed? by Bonnie Worth
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric carle

Thursday 12/5:
- Just a Worm by Marie Boyd
- Goodnight, Veggies by Diana Murray
- Hey Little Ant by Hannah Hoose

Friday 12/6:
- The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach
- In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming
- Shoo Fly by Iza Trapani

=========December 9th 2024 - December 13th 2024:==========
Theme: Fairytales & Fantasy

Monday 12/9:
- Disney - Peter pan
- The three Little Pigs by Little Bendon Books
- The Three Billy Goats Fluff by Rachael Mortimer
 

Tuesday 12/10:
- Doughnuts For a Dragon by Adam Guillain
- Frindleswylde by Natalia O’Hara
- Margaret’s Unicorn by Briony May Smith

Wednesday 12/11:
- Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
- Julia’s House for Lost Creatures by Ben Hatke
- Super Happy Magic Forest By Matty Long

Thursday 12/12:
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett
- B.Bear and Lolly Catch That Cookie! by A.A. Livingston
- Very Little Cinderella by Heapy & Heap

Friday 12/13:
- Red by Jed Alexander
- The Baddies by Julia Donaldson
- The Tossy-Turny Princess and the Pesky Pea: A Fairy Tale to Help You Fall Asleep by Susan Verde

=========December 16th 2024 - December 20th 2024:=========
Theme: December Holidays

Monday 12/16:
- How To Catch An Elf by Adam Wallace
- How Santa Got His Job by Stephen Krensky
- Gracie's Night: A Hanukkah Story by Lynn Taylor Gordon 

Tuesday 12/17:
- The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg 
- Olive, The Other Reindeer by Vivian Walsh
- Miracle on 133rd Street by Sonia Manzano

Wednesday 12/18:
- Little Red Ruthie: A Hanukkah Tale by Gloria Koster
- A Dragon For Hanukkah by Sarah Mlynowski
- A Creature Was Stirring by Heather S. Pierczynski

Thursday 12/19:
- Happy Kwanzaa! (Sesame Street) by Isabel Michaels
- Eight Sweet Nights, A Festival Of Lights - A Hannukah Story by Charlotte Offsay
- The Grumpus: And His Dastardly, Dreadful Christmas Plan by Alex T Smith

=========December 23rd 2024 - December 27th 2024:=========

------------------[ No Class, Winter Recess ]-----------------------

=========December 30th 2024 - January 3rd 2025:===========
Theme: New Year & Snow

Tuesday 12/31:
- Squirrel's New Years Resolution by Pat Miller
- Shante Keys and The New Year's Peas by Gail Piernas-Davenport
- Snow Horses: A First Night Story by Patricia MacLachlan

Wednesday 1/1:
- Snow Globe Wishes by Erin Dealey
- The Snow Day by Ezra Jack Keats
- Brave Irene byWilliam Steig 

Thursday 1/2:
- Just SNOW Already! by Howard McWilliam
- Over and Under The Snow by Kate Messner
- Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

Friday 1/3:
- There Was a Cold Lady That Swallowed Some Snow! by Lucille Colandro
- The Mitten by Jan Brett
- The Wish Tree by Kyo Maclear

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Topics for future weeks include:
Confidence, 
Farms,
Colors,
Kindness,
Space,
Teamwork,
Responsibility,
& more!