Read Aloud
Reading Aloud
Click on the image to the left to go to a Scholastic tutorial on tips and tricks to try when reading aloud to your child.
Happy Reading!
Book, Head, Heart Strategy (BHH)
Consider these questions when listening to stories or reading independently. How does the book make you think and feel and then share your thoughts with a family member.
This strategy comes from the book Disrupting Thinking by Kylene Beers & Robert E. Probst
What’s this story about?
What’s the author trying to tell me?
Who’s telling the story?
What surprised me?
What did I notice?
What changed, challenged or confirmed my thinking?
What did I learn about me?
How will this help me to be better?
Did this change me?
Click on the images below to enjoy a read aloud of the story and consider the BHH Questions or the suggested questions for that book.
Cozy - written and illustrated by Jan Brett
Click on the image of the book to hear Jan Brett read her story. You'll even have a chance to see her in Alaska meeting a muskox for inspiration.
Things to think about when you listen to this story:
What was your favourite part of the story?
What is the largest animal you have ever seen?
What other Jan Brett book does this remind you of? Why?
What connections can you make to this book?
The Don't Worry Book - written and illustrated by Todd Parr
Click on the image of the book to hear Todd Parr read his story. He also reminds us that it is ok to worry and that we have people to help us deal with our worries.
Things to think about when you listen to this story:
Who do you talk to about your worries?
What do you do to help you feel calm when you are worried?
What connections can you make to this book?
A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars written by Seth Fishman; illustrated by Isabel Greenberg
Click on the image to hear Seth Fishman read his book, A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars, that he wrote for his son.
Things to think about when you listen to this story:
What was your favourite part of the story?
What do you wonder about big numbers?
Where do you notice numbers in our world?
What connections can you make to this book?
How to Read a Story - written by Kate Messner; illustrated by Mark Siegel
Click on the image to hear Kate Messner read her book, How to Read a Story.
Things to think about when you listen to this story:
What was your favourite part of the story?
What kind of stories do you like to read?
Where do you like to read?
Do you have a reading buddy?
What connections can you make to this book?
Because - written by Mo Willems; illustrated by Amber Ren
Click on the image to hear Michelle Goddard, a VSO clarinetist, read the book, Because, written by Mo Willems and illustrated by Amber Ren.
Things to think about when you listen to this story:
What was your favourite part of the story?
What are some of your choices that impact other actions, just like in the story.
What choices could you make that would have a positive impact?
What connections can you make to this book?
Stuck - written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
Click on the image to hear author and illustrator Oliver Jeffers read his book, Stuck.
Things to think about when you listen to this story:
What was your favourite part of the story?
What strategies do you use to solve problems?
Who helps you when you are trying to solve a problem?
What connections can you make to this book?
The Gruffalo - written by Julia Donaldson; illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Click on the image of Michelle Obama to hear her read Julia Donaldson's story, The Gruffalo.
Things to think about when you listen to this story:
Where do you like to go for a walk?
What was your favourite part of the story?
How can you use your imagination to solve problems?
What connections can you make to this book?
Be You - written and illustrated by Peter Reynolds
Click on the image of the book to hear Peter Reynolds read his story, Be You.
Things to think about when you listen to this story:
What is an important quality about you?
What are you curious about?
How can you show kindness to others?
How do you help others?
What connections can you make to this book?
We acknowledge that we are grateful to live, learn, and share stories on the traditional territories of the Tsawwassen and Musqueam First Nations and all Hul'qumi'num speaking people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial.