Read-Alouds at Francis Slocum
Kindergarten Students:
Gabe from Mrs. Reeves classs
Lexi from Mrs. Lanes class
Moriah from Mrs. Lanes class
January 25, 2016
Can I Play, Too? by Mo Willems
Said his favorite part was when the worm got hit with all those balls and I
kept saying bonk
Requested a book about soldiers
Watched my facial expressions
Can I Play, Too? by Mo Willems
Said her last reader had read books by Mo Willems before and she liked them
Said her favorite part was when the worm got hit with all those balls and I
kept saying bonk
Leaned in close to me
February 1, 2016
Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton
Choose this book from 3 options
Lost interest on pages with too many words and tried to turn the page before
I finished reading the words
Enjoyed loud noises I made
Asked me to read it again when I finished, so I did
Lexi was absent
February 8, 2016
Gabe was sick
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
I let her choose poems from the book she wanted to read and she went for
shorter ones that had silly pictures
I read about 5 poems and she said she liked them all
I showed her my favorite poem from when I was little, Ickle Me, Pickle Me,
Tickle Me Too and she said she liked it
February 15, 2016 (Presidents Day)
February 22, 2016
Gabe was sick
One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo and illustrated by David Small
Asked to hold book and turn pages
Smiled at me when I first introduced a new character/accent
Giggled when Elliot carried garden hose through the house
Giggled when I pointed out all the turtles throughout the book
Nodded and smiled when I asked if she liked the book
Periodically looked up at my facial expressions
Requested a book about doctors
February 29, 2016
There Come A Soldier by Peggy Mercer and illustrated by Ron Mazallan
Antsy- kept swaying
Only let me read 2 pages before stopping me and asking to go back to class
Willing to at least look through pictures with me and guess what was
happening for a couple minutes then asked to go back to class again
Not excited about soldiers, even though thats what he wanted
Said book was too long
A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
Wanted to hold book as usual
Invited friend over to look at book
Thought some of the pages had too many words
Interrupted me to point out words she recognized (such as: see, she, a)
Interrupted me to ask questions (such as: what happened? Or why did she do
that?)
Wanted me to follow along with my finger so she knew where I was
Favorite part: doctor tickling Camilles foot
Gasped at Camille returning to normal
March 7, 2016 (IWU Spring Break)
March 14, 2016
The Book With No Pictures by BJ Novak
Skeptical at first, seemed disappointed
Smiled when I turned to look at him
Got distracted by people in hallway
Giggled at boo-boo-butt
Watched my facial expressions when I was making funny sounds
Said he liked it and Lexi would like it too
Lexi moved so I will no longer be reading to her
The Book With No Pictures by BJ Novak
Seemed uninterested and shy at first
Giggled when I made silly sounds
Said she liked it because it was fun, especially the page with all the sounds
Said she likes to read and check out books from the library and said
sometimes her parents read to her at home
Said her favorite books are Dr. Seuss books
March 21, 2016 (Marion Spring Break)
March 28, 2016 (Easter Break)
April 4, 2016
David Gets in Trouble by David Shannon
When he saw the book, his eyes got wide and his jaw dropped as he
exclaimed, No David! Is this a new one?
Told me about how David walked around in his underwear in the other book
Giggled at silly things David did
Helped me turn pages
At the end when David said I love you, mom, Gabe said that was in the
other book too
Asked to read another David book
Repeated David Shannon as he walked to class
Too Many Toys by David Shannon
Chose this book from 3 options
Sat quietly, listening, paying attention
Said she had too many toys too at the end of the book
Told me about how once her mom packed up a bunch of her toys in a box but
she let her keep her doll house since that was her favorite
Said her favorite part was the bathtub page, noticed that David had the tub
filled up too high, and went off on a tangent about bath time at her house
April 11, 2016
Olivia by
Said she had read books about Olivia before and liked them
She commented that Olivias favorite color was red because all her clothes
were red
Her favorite part was when Olivia was trying on all her clothes
David Goes to School by David Shannon
Excited that I was reading another David book
Giggled at pretty much every page
Interrupted me to explain what David was doing frequently
April 18, 2016
Moriah was absent
Frederick by Leo Lionni
Asked if Frederick was a girl or boy
When asked to retell, he said it was about a mouse who didnt work
I corrected him by asking if Frederick was helpful at the end and he turned to
the page where Frederick was describing the Sun
Giggled at the voice I used for Frederick
