Dear Families 10-6 Beginning Book Baskets
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Dear
Families,
There
is
so
much
joy
to
be
found
in
a
great
book.
This
year’s
KM
girls
adore
a
good
story.
They
are
learning
that
Ms.
Moore
and
Ms.
Ingersoll
often
use
books
to
teach
them
what
they
need
to
know
in
Kindergarten
and
so
they
must
be
respectful,
attentive
listeners.
The
girls
were
certainly
captured
by
Dr.
Sands
as
she
read
The
Big
Orange
Splot.
The
girls
and
I
had
used
the
book
for
a
“picture
walk”
the
day
before.
A
picture
walk
is
a
pre-‐reading
strategy
that
supports
reading
whether
it
is
a
read
aloud
or
independent
reading
book.
When
we
go
on
a
picture
walk
we
are
introducing
a
book
to
the
girls
by
slowly
paging
through
the
book
and
“reading
the
pictures.”
This
allows
the
girls
to
get
a
sense
of
what
the
story
is
about.
We
can
access
prior
knowledge,
introduce
vocabulary
or
concepts
and
establish
interest
in
the
story.
Additionally,
it
reinforces
the
strategy
of
using
visual
picture
cues
while
reading
–
a
critical
one
in
Kindergarten.
You
can
lead
your
daughters
on
picture
walks
at
home.
Start
with
the
cover
and
ask,
“What
do
you
think
this
story
is
about?”
As
you
page
through
the
book
ask,
“What
do
you
see?”
“Does
this
remind
you
of
anything
in
your
life?”
“What
do
you
think
is
happening?”
“What
could
happen
next?”
“How
do
you
think
it
will
end?”
and
other
guiding
questions.
In
Kindergarten
there
are
three
ways
to
read
and
reading
the
pictures
is
the
first.
The
other
two
ways
to
read
are
to
read
the
words
or
retell
a
story
that
you
have
heard
before.
This
week
we
added
a
book
to
our
book
baskets
after
a
lesson
on
the
three
ways
to
read.
Each
girl
chose
one
Eric
Carle
book
to
add
to
her
basket
that
joins
her
one
alphabet
book
and
one
math
book.
We
now
know
that
we
all
can
find
and
read
numbers,
we
all
can
find
and
read
letters
and
now
we
all
can
choose
one
of
the
3
ways
to
read
for
our
Eric
Carle
book.
For
now
we
are
focusing
on
enjoying
books
in
these
ways
while
we
establish
independence,
good
habits
and
community
in
reader’s
workshop.
I
find
beginning
our
book
basket
choices
with
these
mini
lessons
and
books
is
essential
to
building
community.
The
alphabet
and
numbers
mini
lessons
help
establish
a
sense
that
we
are
ALL
readers.
We
can
ALL
read
in
this
way
and
experience
success
and
joy.
Additionally
looking
at
these
books
for
our
first
few
sessions
of
“read
to
self”
removes
the
stress
of
“I
don’t
know
how
to
read”
or
“I
need
help
reading
these
words.
I
know
some
but
I
don’t
know
these
words.”
We
can
focus
on
the
habits
of
reader’s
workshop
and
the
habits
of
a
good
reader:
quietly
get
your
book
basket,
choose
a
place
to
read,
stay
in
one
spot,
keep
reading
your
books
until
reading
time
is
over
are
a
few.
Next
week
we
will
continue
to
practice
these
behaviors
and
add
some
reading
material
that
is
on
your
daughter’s
reading
level.
We
look
forward
to
the
girls
continuing
to
experience
the
joy,
challenge,
wonder
and
community
that
is
the
core
of
our
KM
reading
program.
-‐
Stephanie
and
Lauren
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