START:READ 1 Guide for Repeated Interactive Read-Alouds Complex Storybook Goals for Read 1 Kitten s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes Push In and Connect Key Events Push-In Story Problem and Target Vocabulary Read 1: STATE STATE: Show cover illustration and identify title and author. The title of the book is Kitten s First Full Moon and the author, or the person who wrote the story, is Kevin Henkes. STATE: Purpose of Read 1 This little kitten is licking her paw. She might be hungry. It s night time. Look at the full moon in the sky. I wonder how she will get something to eat. Read 1: TEACH TEACH: Push-in story problem that s connected to the story purpose by using the think-aloud strategy (I wonder, I noticed, I was thinking.). Kitten thinks that the full moon is a bowl of milk. She tries to get to it, but it is impossible. TEACH: Push-in and connect key events that relate to the story problem. Page # Events Page # Previous Event/Explanation 4 Kitten tried to lick the moon and she got a bug on her tongue. 11 Kitten is still trying to get what she thinks is a bowl of milk. 16 Kitten was trying to reach the moon and she finally got to the top of the tree. Is she going to give up? 1 The first time she saw a full moon she thought it was a bowl of milk. Sometimes the moon appears round and white like a bowl of milk. The full moon looked similar to a bowl of milk. 8-15 Kitten has been trying so hard to get to the bowl of milk. Look at all the things that happened to her. (go back, recall all she has been through so far)
17-18 While she was at the top of the tree, she saw a bigger bowl of milk. (Explain that what looks like a big bowl of milk is really the reflection of the moon above.) 21-22 After Kitten jumped in the pond and still couldn t get the bowl of milk, she decided to give up and go home. Poor kitten was so determined to get that bowl of milk. But it was impossible for her to reach the moon, it is too far away. She tried very hard. Think of all the bad things that happened to her. 25-26 When kitten got back home, there was a real bowl of milk on the porch for her. I wonder how it got there. I bet her owner put it out for her. She could reach it without any problem. 1-2 When she first saw the moon in the sky, it appeared smaller. 8-21 Go back through the story and recall the events (bug on her tongue, fell down, chased the moon for a long time, climbed a tree and fell in the pond). No wonder she gave up. TEACH: Push-in target vocabulary using PAT. Page # Point Act Tell 1 Full moon, sky Full moon - when the moon is round and is a whole circle 3 Neck Closed eyes, stretched, licked 4 Bug on tongue 5-6 Bowl of milk 7 Top step Wiggled, sprang 9-10 Bowl of milk 11-12 Sidewalk, garden, field, pond 17-18 Reflection of the moon 19-20 Edge, pond Leaped Pond - a small lake
29 Lucky - when good things happened to you Target Tier 2 vocabulary related to story: determined/persistent - to keep doing something, even it is really hard, until you get what you want reflection - a picture of something that you see on a shiny surface like a mirror frustrated - upset when you keep trying and things don t happen the way you want them to similar - alike in some ways ASK: Why did Kitten go back home? Read 1: ASK Possible Answers: She was frustrated because she couldn t get to the moon. She had a hard time getting something to eat because what she thought was a bowl of milk was the moon. Read 1: RESPOND RESPOND: Restate what child said in a more complex sentence. Use correct syntax. Model rich vocabulary. Build on children s statements by adding more information. TIE: Read 1: TIE Summarize main idea: We will face many challenges to get what we want. Transition to next activity and push-in how it relates to the story.
START:READ 2 Guide for Repeated Interactive Read-Alouds Complex Storybook Goals for Read 1 Kitten s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes Push In and Connect Characters Feelings with Key Events Push-In Story Problem and Target Vocabulary Read 2: STATE STATE: Show cover illustration and identify title and author. The title of the book is Kitten s First Full Moon and the author, or the person who wrote the story, is Kevin Henkes. STATE: Story Problem Kitten thinks that the full moon she sees is a bowl of milk. She tries to get to it, but it is impossible. STATE: Purpose of Read 2 Kitten couldn t get what she wanted even though she kept trying. I wonder how she felt. Read 2: TEACH TEACH: Push-in characters thoughts and feelings (as they connect to key events) that relate to the story problem. Page # Events Characters Thoughts and Feelings 4 Kitten tried to lick the moon and she got a bug on her tongue. 11 Kitten is still trying to get what she thinks is a bowl of milk. 16 Kitten was trying to reach the moon and she finally got to the top of the tree. Is she going to give up? 17-18 While she was at the top of the tree, she saw a bigger bowl of milk. (Explain what looks like a big bowl of milk is really the reflection of the moon.) She must have thought, Yucky, I wanted some milk, not a bug. She was disappointed. She feels determined to get that milk. She is not giving up. Look at her face. She must feel so tired and hungry. She must feel so frustrated because she has been trying so hard and she can t get what she wants. She thinks that there is another bowl of milk and it s even bigger. She doesn t know that it is just the reflection of the moon in the water. She must be thinking. Oh boy. Look at this big bowl of milk. I know that I can reach it this time.
21-22 After Kitten jumped in the pond and still couldn t get the bowl of milk, she decided to give up and go home. Poor kitten was determined to get the bowl of milk, but it was impossible for her because the moon was so far away. She tried very hard. Think of all the bad things that happened to her. 25-26 When kitten got back home, there was a real bowl of milk on the porch for her. I wonder how it got there. I bet her owner put it out for her. She could reach it without any problem. Poor Kitten. She worked so hard to get that bowl of milk, which was really the moon. She must feel frustrated that she could not reach that bowl of milk. She looks exhausted. She never got the milk she wanted so she must be hungry. She must feel so relieved to finally get back home and get some milk to drink. She finally got a bowl of milk at home. I bet she is thinking that she will just stay home and wait for her owner to feed her. I think she has given up on the moon. TEACH: Push-in target vocabulary using PAT. Page # Point Act Tell 1 Full moon, sky Full moon - when the moon is round and is a whole circle 3 Neck Closed eyes, stretched, licked 4 Bug on tongue 5-6 Bowl of milk 7 Top step Wiggled, sprang 9-10 Bowl of milk 11-12 Sidewalk, garden, field, pond 17-18 Reflection of the moon 19-20 Edge, pond Leaped Pond - a small lake
29 Lucky - when good things happened to you Target Tier 2 vocabulary related to story: determined/persistent - to keep doing something, even it is really hard, until you get what you want reflection - a picture of something that you see on a shiny surface like a mirror frustrated - upset when you keep trying and things don t happen the way you want them to similar - alike in some ways ASK: Why did Kitten feel frustrated and upset? Read 2: ASK Possible Answers: She couldn t get what she wanted even though she kept trying. She got a bug on her tongue. She fell down. She got wet and she was tired and hungry. Read 2: RESPOND RESPOND: Restate what child said in a more complex sentence. Use correct syntax. Model rich vocabulary. Build on children s statements by adding more information. TIE: Read 2: TIE Summarize main idea: We will face many challenges to get what we want. Transition to next activity and push-in how it relates to the story.
START:READ 3 Guide for Repeated Interactive Read-Alouds Complex Storybook Goals for Read 1 Kitten s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes Pull Out and Connect Characters Feelings and Key Events Pull Out Story Problem and Target Vocabulary Read 3: STATE STATE: Show cover illustration and have the children recall the title and author. Remember, the title of the book is Kitten s First Full Moon and the author, or the person who wrote the story, is Kevin Henkes. STATE: Pull-out story problem. Kitten thinks that the full moon she sees is a bowl of milk. She tries to get to it, but it is impossible. STATE: Purpose of Read 3 Kitten kept trying to get the bowl of milk even though bad things kept happening to her. I wonder why she wouldn t give up. Let s go through the story and try to figure it out. Read 3: TEACH TEACH: Pull-out key events and characters thoughts and feelings. Read a few passages that prompt children to respond. Ask questions such as What is happening here? Then, connect character s feelings to that event, How do you think felt when that happened? Page # Possible Descriptions of Events Possible Descriptions of Characters Thoughts and Feelings 4 Kitten tried to lick the moon and she got a bug on her tongue. She must have thought, Yucky, I wanted some milk not a bug. She was disappointed. 11 Kitten is still trying to get what she thinks is a bowl of milk. 16 Kitten was trying to reach the moon and she finally got to the top of the tree. She feels determined to get that milk. She is not giving up. She feels so tired and hungry. She feels frustrated because she has been trying so hard and she can t get what she wants.
17-18 While she was at the top of the tree, she saw a bigger bowl of milk. But it is really the reflection of the moon. 21-22 After Kitten jumped in the pond and still couldn t get the bowl of milk, she decided to give up and go home. It was impossible for her to reach the moon. The moon is too far away. 25-26 When kitten got back home, there was a real bowl of milk on the porch for her. Her owner put it there for her. She doesn t have to chase it. She thinks that there is another bowl of milk and it s even bigger. She doesn t know that it is just the reflection of the moon in the water. Poor Kitten worked so hard to get that bowl of milk and it was really the moon. She must feel frustrated that she could not reach it. Look at her. She is exhausted. She never got the milk she wanted so she must be hungry too. She feels relieved to get back home and get some milk to drink. TEACH: Pull-out target vocabulary. Provide opportunities for children to use target vocabulary. Read 3: ASK ASK: The final why question leads to the main idea. Why did Kitten keep trying to get the bowl of milk (that she saw in the sky) even though bad things kept happening to her? Possible Answers: Because she wanted the milk so much that she wouldn t stop trying. She was determined, persistent.
Read 3: RESPOND RESPOND: Restate what child said in a more complex sentence. Use correct syntax. Model rich vocabulary. Build on child s statements by adding more information. TIE: Read 3: TIE Summarize main idea: We will face many challenges to get what we want. Transition to next activity and pull-out how it relates to the story.