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Think Aloud Basics

Title of Book: The Love Letter

Show students the cover of the book.  | What do you suppose this book is going to be about?  Who do you think wrote the love letter? Do you think the hedgehog wrote it or do you think he received it?
Read the title and the author.  | What do you suppose the title might mean? Do the two characters give you any clues?  Have you ever received the love letter?
Start reading the first few pages of the story.  | What do we know about the character in the book? What is the setting of the story? When do you think this story took place? Let’s look at the characters and some of the words- clothesline, characters dress, etc. How do you think the love letter made them feel?
Continue reading.  | What happens next in the story? What do we learn about the characters from their actions? Have you ever had a similar experience? How did that feel? When they all found the love letter do you think it changed how they felt?Why?
Continue reading.  | Continue to think about the text and ask questions. Why do you think these girls couldn’t play with each other?
The most important part.  | Pause and consider the effects. How did they finally become friends? How do you become friends with someone else? When they found out who the love letter was for did it change how they felt?
Finish the story.  | What are your thoughts about the ending. Does the story remind you of something in your life, or a story we have read? (text to self/text/world)

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Think Aloud Basics

Title of Book:

Show students the cover of the book. | What do you suppose this book is going to be about?

Read the title and the author. | What do you suppose the title might mean?

Start reading the first few pages of the story. | What do we know about the character in the book? What is the setting of the story?Why couldn’t a girl go to school?Do you think the idea of only boys going to school is fair?
Continue reading. | What happens next in the story? What do we learn about the characters from their actions?Do you feel that it was right for the girl to do her brother's homework?
Continue reading. | Continue to think about the text and ask questions.

The most important part. | Pause and consider the effects.

Finish the story. | What are your thoughts about the ending. Does the story remind you of something in your life, or a story we have read?

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Pete the Cat and the New Guy

1. I wonder what kind of animal the new neighbor is.

2. I wonder if I should stop.

3. Wonder why Gus can’t climb.

4. I wonder what Gus can do.

5. I wonder if Pete can juggle with four paws

6. I wonder who could be making that sound

7. I wonder what cool things you can do

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What do you suppose this book is going to be about? What does it remind you of? Do you know the nursery rhyme for this book?
What do you suppose the title might mean?What is the last thing you remember that made you feel happy?

What do we know about the character in the book? What is the setting of the story?Have you ever had an accident and needed to go to the hospital? Have you ever fallen down?

What happens next in the story? What do we learn about the characters from their actions?How did he face his fear?Have you ever had to do something you were scared to do?
Do you have an idea that can help you get the same feeling?
Do you think it was safe to be up on the wall? Can you think of another place, maybe the play structure, that is too high to climb on?