Ram Sam Sam (There was a huge spread in ages this week, but even the youngest had fun with the energy of the chant and tried taping and rolling their arms).Young children may not yet realize that you are reading written words, and older children can recognize words and read along. Point out the words as you read together with your child. This storytime was all about having fun and engaging children when reading, so there was lots of opportunities to talk to the parents about how to make the most of time spent reading together.Īll of these books also have bold words that stand out, so I modeled pointing out words on the page as we read the books and encouraged parents to do the same: They had fun reading along and shouting “That is NOT a good idea!” I was glad to end on a short book since many kids were getting antsy. On the final page when there are zero monkeys to count, look around the room and discover the monkeys have been here all along! Let’s count them, and count all the kids. Afterwards, a parent gave me a great idea that I will have to use next time.
This one seemed like more fun for the older kids, though it kept everyone engaged. I dragged my finger along the page, making sure to make every hysterical sound.Ĭount the Monkeys by Mac Barnett and Kevin Cornell This book was just as much fun as I had hoped it would be! The kids were cracking up and it was great modeling for pointing out words as you read. So I brought in some other fun read aloud books that break the fourth wall, and Voila! A theme is born: It does, however, tie perfectly into the ECRR skill of Read, demonstrating how to not only have fun reading with your child, but models dialogic reading and how to ask questions and have a conversation while you read.
I’m a bit of a theme junky, and this title does not lend itself to a traditional theme.
It is exactly the high energy, silly book that I LOVE to read and I’d been talking about it a lot in the discussion groups for the CLEL Bell Picture Book Award (if you’re not familiar with this book award, check it out!) I have been waiting to read this book ever since it came out. This week’s storytime was inspired by The Book With No Pictures by B.J.
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