Dramatizing The Three Little Pigs

Each day this week, we read one version of The Three Little Pigs and practice looking at the story with different reading strategies. We first use "visualization" and practice making movies and pictures of the story in our mind. The next day, we read the same story and think about how the characters are feeling. These different strategies help us when we are dramatizing the story in centers. Tomorrow, we will be making inferences about what the characters are thinking. Here is day one of dramatizing in some   centers- there was lots of laughter! The team captain passes out role cards and each child has a specific role. Groups dramatize the story one time and then switch roles for round two. This is a great way to practice coping with getting a role card that might not be your favorite role. So tar so good on day one! 

Graphics practice

The three pigs were looking for some materials to make a house when they came across sticks floating in the water. Children say "across, across" as they draw sticks from left to right on their whiteboards. 

Buddy Reading

During buddy reading! children choose a picture book to "read" to their partner. Books are divi den into categories and are rotated every couple of weeks. One child has a role card with a picture of lips and the other has a picture of ears. The child with the lips role card gets to read the pictures of the story to their partner, while the child with the ears listens to the story and pays careful attention. The children the switch role cards, and the other child gets to read his book while the partner listens. This will evolve into leveled reading later in the year, so that children can read texts at their reading levels.