In this fun educational class we will meet to share stories together. In each class a story will be read aloud to students with pausing points for questions and discussions. Then we will practice retelling important details from the stories and if time allows, writing a review of the story.  I will be reading the following stories: 

Week of Mar 15: Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
Week of Mar 22: Thump, Quack, Moo by Doreen Cronin
Week of Mar 29: Duck for President by Doreen Cronin
Week of April 12: If You Give A Pig A Pancake by Laura Numeroff
Week of April 19: If You Give A Moose A Muffin by Laura Numeroff
Week of April 26: Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
Week of May 3: Sheila Rae, The Brave by Kevin Henkes
Week of May 10: Owen by Kevin Henkes

The class format can be seen below
- Introductions and expectations
- Read Aloud with questions and connections
- Retell: Collaboratively write and/or draw the elements of a retell utilizing provided activity sheet
- Review of story utilizing provided activity sheet

This class will use some note taking as we write or draw the components of a good retell and review. Students should be able to listen to a story and recall details. They should also have experience writing sentences or drawing and labeling pictures independently.