GUIDE SHEET: BOOK ARE YOU MY MOTHER? BY: P.D. Eastman Program Cycle: 1 repetition to build Supporting Your Child’s Development: “Are You My Mother?” uses vocabulary to sequence events through a classic story and enhance your child’s ability about a baby bird in search of his mother. This supports cognitive your child’s development, as well as building early literacy skills. In addition, the story supports the parent-child bond, and allows your child to explore emotions connected to attachment and separation, an important part of social-emotional development. The surprises in the story will help your child with his/her predictive skills and eventually allow your child to tell the story and to you, by using the illustrations. “read” it TO DEMONSTRATE Are You My Mother? TO THE PARENT: Invite the child to look and listen. Try to sit with the child between you and the parent. Show and read the title page. Show and describe how to turn the pages and treat the book. Read to the child in a clear, easy voice. Don't go too fast. Stop at most illustrations. Encourage Follow the Lead and imagination Child’s Stop at most pictures and help your child name some of these: The names of objects: Hatchling, baby bird, nest, feathers, kitten, hen, dog, cow, udder, car, boat, plane, crane, worm Colors: Yellow: shell, beak, eyes, dog tag and car; brown: nest, cat, bird, and smoke rings; red: kerchief, worm, waddle and comb, collar, and crane Action Words: Smiling, sitting, flying, hatching, falling, walking, talking, running, cuddling
GUIDE SHEET: BOOK ARE YOU MY MOTHER? BY: P.D. Eastman Program Cycle: 1 Supporting Your Child’s Development: “Are You My Mother?” uses repetition to build vocabulary and enhance your child’s ability to sequence events through a classic story about a baby bird in search of his mother. This supports your child’s cognitive development, as well as building early literacy skills. In addition, the story supports the parent-child bond, and allows your child to explore emotions connected to attachment and separation, an important part of social-emotional development. The surprises in the story will help your child with his/her predictive skills and eventually allow your child to tell the story and “read” it to you, by using the illustrations. TO DEMONSTRATE Are You My Mother? TO THE PARENT: Invite the child to look and listen. Try to sit with the child between you and the parent. Show and read the title page. Show and describe how to turn the pages and treat the book. Read to the child in a clear, easy voice. Don't go too fast. Stop at most illustrations. Encourage Follow the Child’s Lead and imagination Stop at most pictures and help your child name some of these: The names of objects: Hatchling, baby bird, nest, feathers, kitten, hen, dog, cow, udder, car, boat, plane, crane, worm Colors: Yellow: shell, beak, eyes, dog tag and car; brown: nest, cat, bird, and smoke rings; red: kerchief, worm, waddle and comb, collar, and crane Action Words: Smiling, sitting, flying, hatching, falling, walking, talking, running, cuddling
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