Family Resources

“If you were the main character, what would you have done differently?”

“What lesson did the character learn?”

“Does this remind you of anything in your life?”

“If this book had a sequel, what would happen next?

Write down the main events of a story on separate pieces of paper. Mix them up and work together to put the events back in order. Try it with a picture book or chapter book!  

Before reading a new book, examine the cover, title, and back blurb. Make predictions:

• Who do you think the main character is?
  
  

• What might the problem be?
  Read together to see if your predictions were right!

Find a book that mentions food (like Thunder Cake or If You Give a Mouse a Cookie), then bake a treat together. Talk about how the food connects to the story