CONGRATULATIONS to the kiddies for earning their PIZZA PARTY on Friday!!!! We have been collecting rainbows for weeks trying to get this party.
Next up...ice cream soda party!!!! Keep up the good behavior, kids!
Parents love to give their children fun games and toys for the holidays, but don't forget the value of books, expecially great read-alouds.
I love reading chapter books to kids--books written on a reading level for older kids, but that are rich with action and vocabulary, but not a lot of pictures. Reading chapter books--and other books-- to your kids every day is so important to your child's future reading susccess!! It develops all of those critical thinking skills that are necessary for learning, and it fosters a life-long love of reading as well.
Take a look at a few of the benefits of reading aloud daily to your child:
-higher level thinking skills (wondering why,
making inferences and predictions)
-great bonding time
-develop a love of books
-using imagination to make mental pictures
-modeling using your "reading voice" (fluency)
Book Recommendations:
First, let me recommend a great book for you to read to learn more about reading aloud to your child... "The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease.
I read this book when my own son was very tiny, and it helped me tremendously with my read-alouds.
Some of my personal faves to read aloud to kids...
-Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
-The Wind in the Willows (we are reading this one right now)
-Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
-Stuart Little
-The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
-Little House on the Prairie,
-Ribsy (there is a series of Ribsy books)
-A Wrinke in Time
-Winnie the Pooh
-The Mouse and the Motorcycle
-The Cricket in Times Square
-Where the Sidewalk Ends
- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH