I just love it when a great lesson becomes even greater. :)
All year we will work on comprehension skills (visualize, predict, ask and answer questions, and retelling). We just keep working on them in whole class books, and also in independent reads. Since the kids LOVE the story "The Lady with the Alligator Purse," I thought we could use it to practice retelling. It is short and sweet, and we can even sing it.
To help with retelling, we made paper puppets and taped them to sticks. Instant retelling props! I hope to continue to do this as the year goes on, to support retelling and make it fun.
We were even privileged to have a puppet show. There may be plans of taking our show on the road (to another class at the school).
So, we have comprehension skills and critters that help us with them, and now a fun way to practice at least one. I'll be on the look-out for more fun ways to practice comprehension...
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