I did my first reading of a picture book today "Arnold's Apple Tree" for two kindergarten classes. The words rustle, bud, blossom, drift were my focus for new vocabulary words. I found myself thinking about other words after or eve while I was reading (eg. company) so I included them. That was not good I reaized after. The purpose was to talk about the seasons and the changes in plants. I got caught up in the moment though when I suddenly realized there were other new words for the kids but they were not about seasons and plants. Next time I will stick with my focus. Too many words and it was too much for the kids to handle. So I will be rereading the book 2 more times and I will focus on the orginal four words (they are up on the alphabet word wall). The kids liked the gestures for drifting and rustle. I think they can even distimguish between a blossom and a bud too. I will find out next week when I see them again!
This was fun though:)
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