Reading activities for english classes

|List of Reading Activities |
|Name |Procedure|Material |
| | Pick a story with repeated phrases or a poem you and y our child like. For example, read |Books with repeated phrases (Favorites are: Alexander and the |
| |(Wolf voice:) "Littlepig, little pig, let me come in." |Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst; |
| |(Little pig:) "Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin." |Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? byBill Martin, Jr.; |
| |(Wolf voice:) "Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in!" |Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss; and The Little Engine That|
| |After the wolf has blown down the first pig's house, your child will soon join in with therefrain. |Could by Watty Piper. |
| |Read slowly, and with a smile or a nod, let your child know you appreciate his or her participation. |Short rhyming poems. |
|R AND R – REPETITION AND RHYME |Asthe child grows more familiar with the story, pause and give him or her a chance to fill in the blanks and phrases. | |
| |Encourage your child to pretend to read, especially books that contain repetition and rhyme. Most children who enjoy reading will ||
| |eventually memorize all or parts of a book and imitate your reading. This is a normal part of reading development. | |
| |Read a poem slowly to your child, and bring all your dramatic talentsto the reading. (In other words, "ham it up.") |Poems that rhyme, tell a story, and/or are written from a |
| |If there is a poem your child is particularly fond of, suggest acting out a favorite line. Be sure to award such efforts with |child's point of view. |
||delighted enthusiasm. | |
| |Suggest acting out a verse, a stanza, or the entire poem. Ask your child to make a face the way the character in the poem is feeling.||
|POETRY IN MOTION |Remember that facial expressions bring emotion into the performer's voice. Be an enthusiastic audience for your child. Applause is | |
| |always nice. If your child is comfortable with...