Kindergarten+Read+Aloud

Lesson Plan Format for Read Aloud Where’s The Baby? Grade Level: Kindergarten Time Required: 30 minutes

Hutchins, Pat. (1988). Where’s The Baby? Greenwilliow Books. Crayons Drawing paper
 * Materials**

R.N.T.00.03 Discuss setting, characters, and events in narrative text. R.N.T.00.04 Identify how authors/illustrators use literary devices including pictures and illustrations to support the understanding of settings and characteristics. R.N.T.00.05 Respond to individual and multiple texts by finding evidence, discussing, illustrating, and/or writing to reflect, make meaning, and make connections.
 * Michigan Literacy Objectives**


 * Lesson Specific Objectives**
 * 1.** The child should be able to retell me the story either by memory or by looking at the pictures page by page.
 * 2.** The ability to draw a picture and give a sentence to sum up the story in their point of view.
 * 3.** Have the children actively involved in the reading, having them thinking throughout the story.

As a way to introduce the book I would ask: Do you have any younger siblings? Do they cause trouble? Did you ever cause trouble when you were little?
 * Anticipatory Set**

I would show the students the cover of the book and ask: Looking at the cover what do you think about the book? Do you notice anything? (Hint towards finding where the baby is and what he’s doing) Do you see the baby in this picture? What do you think the title means? Point out to the children that on the first several pages the baby is hiding somewhere, ask them to keep an eye out for him while listening to the book.
 * Before Reading**

The questions I will ask throughout the story will be as follows; Page 5: What do you think the Ma is thinking when she sees her kitchen is such a mess? Page 7: DO you see what the baby is holding?? What do you think is going to happen next?? Page 13: Do you think that the baby was really trying to be a help like the grandma thought? Or was he just making a mess for fun? Page 20: Where do you think the yarn will go next?? What room will he be in?? Page 24: How do you think hazel feels when she sees her baby brother made such a mess in her room??
 * During Reading**

After reading the story I would ask: Do you think the baby will sneak away? What do you think he would do with the eggs? Has anyone messed up your stuff? How does that make you feel? What was your favorite part of the story?
 * After Reading**

Let’s see if we can retell the story now (using pictures for guidance).
 * Exploring**

Each child will draw a picture of their favorite part of the book, or a certain part that they remember. After the finish coloring and drawing their picture I will ask them to sum up the drawing in one sentence that I will copy down on their paper.
 * Extending**

Does this book remind you of any other books?
 * Closure**

By listening to the students retell me the story I will be able to tell if they retained any information and what they understood of the story. The picture and sentence will show me what they took away from the story also. 
 * Assessment**
 * Adaptations for Diverse and/or Special Needs**