- Today’s reading investigation: Books About Books
- Family Sharing: Avid readers enjoy the discovery of a new book choice. It can be so confirming when you are engaged within an story and the character shares a book that inspired them. In many ways it feels as if you have just discovered a new reading buddy. Enquiry: “How do you locate a new book for your “TBR” list?” *TBR= To Be Read *Invite everyone to share. Discuss which books you would choose for a family read aloud.
- Materials: family learning journals/paper, pencils, colored pencils, and/or crayons
- Remind them to open their journals to the next available page and date it. Don’t forget to have them label the top of the page with today’s learning topic/skill.
- Next: Allow everyone 10-15 minutes to put their thoughts on paper about they choose a “TBR” book.
- Guided enquiry: Remind them to think about how they hear about a new read (teacher; friend; librarian; Scholastic book orders; etc). Ask: “How do you know that a book someone is reading could be a “good fit” book choice for you?”
- Skill Discussion: “Let’s share what you’ve penned!” Encourage everyone to share… including your youngest. Spend a few moments sharing how you made choices when you were their age (include the titles or what your book was about, as well as why it remains a “Good Fit” favorite).
- Discussion Wrap-Up: Make a prediction about the storyline in one or two of the titles from the slide above. Ask: “Which book should we choose for a family read aloud?”
