THIRD READING: ANALYSIS – EMERALDALICIOUS

 

During this reading, your child and you have prior knowledge of how the text and illustrations fit together. Now, your interaction with the story will move to a higher level of thinking. The activities and questions below are considered “higher order thinking.” Activities and questions like these give the brain practice in being open to new ideas and creative thinking habits. Open-ended questions strengthen the brain by building new synapses (connections that increase our recall and retention).

 

For the third reading you have the choice of how you read the story with your listener:

~reversing roles. Your child tells/”reads” the story, and you become the listener and questioner. Encourage your child to use the details in the illustration to aid in remembering the story and knowing when to turn the page.
~alternating the reading of pages with your child.

~pausing to allow your listener to fill in the next word or complete the sentence.

 

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

~You read the wishes that Peter wanted to make. If you had Pinkalicious’s magic wand what wish would you make?

~How are Pinkalicious and Peter alike? How are they different?

~What is the main idea of the book? Does Ms. Kann have a message about junk and garbage?

 

ACTIVITIES:

~Check out the www.thinkpinkalicious.com website. Ms. Kann has written other books dedicated to a color. Use the Practickle approach to read these other books.

~Which of the vocabulary words highlighted in the Second Reading would you like to add to your Word Wall? Figure out ways that you can use these words in your everyday life.

strolling                              tiara                                  transformed

hue                                    moat                                 twine

recycle                                emerald