Month: May 2020

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What’s This Tail Saying?

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What’s This Tail Saying?
by Carolyn Combs (Author) and Cathy Morrison (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Animal tails are talking! Every shake and shiver, rattle and splash is saying something. But what is it? Look and listen for the clues on one page. Then go to the next page to discover the message.

Snippet:
Rustle Shiver
What’s the peacock’s tail saying?

[TURN THE PAGE]

Aren’t I great!
Pick me as your mate!

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Families Write with Spencer’s New Pet

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Spencer’s New Pet
by Jessie Sima (Author / Illustrator)

Booktalk: When Spencer gets a new pet, he’s excited to do all the things that pets do–taking walks in the park, going to the vet, and attending parties together.

There’s just one hitch: Spencer’s new pet is a balloon.

And that means No. Sharp. Objects.

Step 1. Read aloud
Listen to the author’s read-aloud video.

Step 2. Think aloud
Talk about the book. What would happen if you decided to make a party balloon into a pet? Would you like to write and draw a story –like a silent film– without any words? What did you think about the surprise at the end of the story?

Step 3. Write it down
Write your own story with a surprise ending.

Need help guiding your young writer? Use these age-appropriate writer’s workshop tips.

The Naturally Creative Workshop is free to all June 21-July 17, 2020.
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