1 Jan.2014

Second Reading: The Kissing Hand

The focus of this reading is to read the story and talk about new vocabulary. There will be opportunities in this reading to connect the information in the illustrations to the information in the text.

Most of the vocabulary in The Kissing Hand will be familiar to your listener and you. The author’s writing style is straightforward with little use of figurative language. Therefore, we’ll be spending most of our discussion time on the Reading Comprehension Best Practice of Activating Prior Knowledge/Making Connections.

*Read the pages before you ask the questions.

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1 Jan.2014

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First Reading: The Kissing Hand

To allow the brain to focus on the information in the illustrations this reading will look only at the illustrations and the information they provide the young reader. There are no right or wrong answers in this reading. If the pages are not numbered page 1 is the first page of text.

During the First Reading, we’ll be looking at both the story line and the science information included in these lovely illustrations. Always encourage your listener to share the evidence from the illustration to support ideas, opinions, and answers.

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1 Jan.2014

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The Kissing Hand

ABOUT THIS BOOK: THE KISSING HAND
by Audrey Penn

A favorite book of my five year-old granddaughter is The Kissing Hand. When I saw it on Pinterest as one of 10 Books Every Kid Should Own, I checked it out. It’s credentials are impressive. This story is about the common childhood situation of experiencing fear when facing any kind of separation from home or going into any new situation alone. As a tender story about a young raccoon not wanting to leave home to start school, the title hints at Mrs. Raccoon’s secret solution to her child’s anxiety……a reassuring kiss on his palm.

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1 Jan.2014

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Third Reading One Cool Friend

The purpose of this reading is to bring everything together: the text, the vocabulary, and the illustrations. The discussion and activity options focus on analyzing the main idea, theme, character traits, setting and how all of the story elements fit together.

During this reading your child and you will read the story all the way through. Three ways that you can add fun and improve recall during this reading:

~You may switch roles and become the listener and the questioner as your child “reads”(retells) the story to you.

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1 Jan.2014

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Second Reading One Cool Friend

The focus of this reading is to read the story and talk about new vocabulary. There will be opportunities in this reading to connect the information in the illustrations to the information in the text.

Elliot’s mature comments versus his father’s innocence makes this book appealing to both the adult and the child. Ms. Buzzeo’s writes the dialogue between father and son in several different ways. Point out the difference between the speech bubbles and the thought bubbles to your listeners. Also, as you read the text you’ll notice that the text sparks additional humor within the illustrations.

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1 Jan.2014

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First Reading One Cool Friend

To allow the brain to focus on the information in the illustrations this reading will look only at the illustrations and the information they provide the young reader. There are no right or wrong answers in this reading. If the pages are not numbered page 1 is the first page of text.

Within the illustrations is humor for both the child and the adult. The same details will make both of you laugh. However, sometimes, Mr. Small appeals to the adult.

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1 Jan.2014

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About This Book One Cool Friend

ABOUT THIS BOOK: ONE COOL FRIEND
by Toni Buzzeo

One Cool Friend has many unique attributes that make it an award winner. David Small’s ink and watercolor illustrations earned praise as a 2013 Caldecott Honor Book. This book has been selected as a Dolly Parton Imagination Library selection. It is both a New York Times Best Seller and a Junior Library Guild selection.

Ms. Buzzeo’s text is straightforward. However, attention must be paid to individual words in the text that have multiple meanings and lead to a surprise ending. Comments made by Elliot and his father are very formal and polite. Your listener may wonder if there are people who really talk to each other in this fashion.

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1 Jan.2014

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THIRD READING: KING ARTHUR’S VERY GREAT GRANDSON

The purpose of this reading is to bring everything together: the text, the vocabulary, and the illustrations. The discussion and activity options focus on analyzing the main idea, theme, character traits, setting and how all of the story elements fit together.

During this reading your child and you will read the story all the way through. Two ways that you can add fun and improve recall during this reading are:

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1 Jan.2014

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SECOND READING: KING ARTHUR’S VERY GREAT GRANDSON

SECOND READING: TEXT AND VOCABULARY – KING ARTHUR’S VERY GREAT GRANDSON

The focus of this reading is to read the story and talk about new vocabulary. There will be opportunities in this reading to connect the information in the illustrations to the information in the text.

Mr. Kraegel uses sophisticated vocabulary as he explains six-year-old Henry’s search for adventure. You’ll be using information from both the illustrations and the text to help infer the meaning of some of his word choices.

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1 Jan.2014

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FIRST READING: KING ARTHUR’S VERY GREAT GRANDSON

To allow the brain to focus on the information in the illustrations this reading will look only at the illustrations and the information they provide the young reader. There are no right or wrong answers in this reading. If the pages are not numbered page 1 is the first page of text.

The Reading Comprehension Best Practice that we’ll use with this story is Inferencing. The brain forms inferences the same way regardless of studying an illustration or reading text. First, we recognize something in the illustration. Then, we search our prior knowledge to determine what it means when we see this. We combine what we see in the illustration with what we already know, and we form an inference about something that isn’t specifically stated.

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FIRST READING: KING ARTHUR’S VERY GREAT GRANDSON