ACTIVITY 5: Story (5 minutes) MATERIALS FOR ACTIVITY Storybook PREPARATION FOR ACTIVITY Choose a story from these suggestions: All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan (1994). Told in the voice of a child who lives on a farm with his parents and grandparents, the child introduces readers to the spots that each person in his family loves best. Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney and Annette Cable (1998). In this playful introduction to maps and geography, step by simple step, a young girl shows readers herself on a map of her room, her room on the map of her house, her house on the map of her street—all the way to her country on a map of the world. Review How to Read a Storybook, under Resources in the Introduction. DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY Gather the children in a circle and help them get settled. Talk about what you saw on the tour. Ask: What did you like best? What did you like least? What will you tell your family about? What places would you like to visit again? Hold up the book and say, in these words or your own:
ACTIVITY 5: Story (5 minutes) MATERIALS FOR ACTIVITY Storybook PREPARATION FOR ACTIVITY Choose a story from these suggestions: All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan (1994). Told in the voice of a child who lives on a farm with his parents and grandparents, the child introduces readers to the spots that each person in his family loves best. Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney and Annette Cable (1998). In this playful introduction to maps and geography, step by simple step, a young girl shows readers herself on a map of her room, her room on the map of her house, her house on the map of her street—all the way to her country on a map of the world. Review How to Read a Storybook, under Resources in the Introduction. DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY Gather the children in a circle and help them get settled. Talk about what you saw on the tour. Ask: What did you like best? What did you like least? What will you tell your family about? What places would you like to visit again? Hold up the book and say, in these words or your own:
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