Skill:

Use pictures as clues to the meaning of a story and predict what will happen next when a story is read aloud

Activities:

• What's in the Bag?

  Can you figure out what is in the bag? You get three words to help you choose!

• What will happen next?

  Look at each picture and figure out what will happen next.

• Wordless Books

  Use wordless books to predict what will happen next and to create your own story.

Skill:

Find examples of words used to imitate sounds in books read aloud (for example: woof, meow, crash, boom, buzz, grrr)

Activities:

• Sound Monster Game

  What makes noises? Just about everything around us! Match the noise words to the sound

• The Farm Animals

  Learn how to read the noises that animals make.

• List of Sound Words

  Can you read all the sounds on this page? Which sound word is your favorite?

• Sound Match

  Can you help Clifford find the words that begin with the same sound?

• 3 Letter House

  Make lots of words with the three letter house!

Skill:

When retelling a story, know the characters, where the story takes place, and important details

Activities:

• Elements of a Story

  Explore the story of Cinderella!

• Story Scramble

  Can you put the story in the right order?

• Story Map

  Tell who is in a story, the setting, resolution, and conflict.

Skill:

Know that fantasy stories are not true

Activities:

• Real or Make-Believe

  Can you help Tina figure out which of her stories are real and which are make-believe?

• Dinosaurs: Real or Imaginary Quiz

  Can dinosaurs really give big hugs? You decide what is real and what is imaginary.

Skill:

Understand facts from nonfiction books read aloud

Activities:

• Creature Features

  Find your favorite animals and learn fun facts.

• Factory Tours

  Learn how people make plates, crayons, fortune cookies, and more!

• Down on the Farm Coloring Book

  Print out these coloring pages to read all about plants and animals that grow here in the South.

• Nonfiction Books

  Work with an adult to read these non-fiction stories.

Skill:

Explain the cause of an event described in a book read aloud

Activities:

• If...Then Game Show

  Can you guess what will happen next?

• Most Likely

  Which ending to each sentence do you think is most likely?