In this ongoing class, learners will develop speaking and listening skills while enjoying wonderful picture books based on the current season. 

Each lesson: 
5 min--Catch up with each other
15 min--Picture book read-aloud and discussion
5 min--Summary Discussion

We will discuss the book as I read, looking at the illustrations and talking about the characters, events, setting, etc. 
At the end, one learner may choose one or two questions from Sarah MacKenzie's Ten Compelling Questions. 
We will read another book if time allows. 

Learners will be able to see the picture book as it’s being read, and I will have a list of questions to invite conversation.

The topics covered include: 
conversation skills
critical thinking
asking questions
using illustrations to understand a story
story elements such as characters, setting, and plot

The class will be a cooperative discussion. Though I come to the conversation with questions, this is meant to be a lively conversation between learners. Most of the learning happens when learners are listening and speaking to one another.   

The picture books will evolve as the seasons change.

Autumn/Winter
Week 1: Frog and Toad: The Surprise by Arnold Lobel
Week 2: Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson
Week 3: Sophie’s Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller
Week 4: Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix Potter
Week 5: Mr. Putter and Tabby Pick the Pears by Cynthia Rylant
Week 6: Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter by Kenard Pak
Week 7: Sleep Tight Farm: A Farm Prepares for Winter by Eugenie Doyle
Week 8: The Nutcracker in Harlem by T.E. McMorrow
Week 9: Frog and Toad: Down the Hill by Arnold Lobel

Examples of possible picture books discussed:

Spring: 
A Seed is Sleepy by Dianna Aston
Love Makes a Garden Grow by Taeeun Yoo

Summer:
Flossie and the Fox by Patricia McKissack
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers

Autumn: 
Strega Nona’s Harvest by Tomie dePaola
Storm by Sam Usher

Winter:
Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats