The Colors of Us
Preschool Storytime
Skill Tip for Parents:
By asking questions as we read stories, kids build reading comprehension.
By asking questions as we read stories, kids build reading comprehension.
Book Introduction/Modeling skill: The Color of Us by Karen Katz
Ask some of the following questions as you read through the book:
a)What do we see on the cover?
b) Has anyone ever mixed paints before? Is it true there are lots of different shades of brown?
d) Why is Lena's mother bringing her to all these places to see these people?
e) Does Sonia's skin color look like the color of creamy peanut butter to you?
f) Does it matter to Lena that she and all her friends have different color skin?
g) What food would describe your skin color?
b) Has anyone ever mixed paints before? Is it true there are lots of different shades of brown?
d) Why is Lena's mother bringing her to all these places to see these people?
e) Does Sonia's skin color look like the color of creamy peanut butter to you?
f) Does it matter to Lena that she and all her friends have different color skin?
g) What food would describe your skin color?
Additional titles (selection based on audience)
We March by Shane W. Evans
Skin Again by Bell Hooks
Of Thee I Sing by Barack Obama
Giant Steps to Change the World by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee
Different Friends Song
http://www.perfectlypreschool.com/Preschool-Lesson-Plans/Friends/Songs.php
(Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Love, love, love your friends,
Different as they seem.
Playing, laughing, joking, helping.
True friends are like a dream!
I Can Read Club
K-2nd
Introductory Activity
Before reading, warm the group up to the story and ideas they will encounter with the following song and chant.
Have You Ever Seen A Penguin?
http://www.perfectlypreschool.com/Preschool-Lesson-Plans/Arctic-Animals/Songs.php
(Tune: Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?)
Have you ever seen a penguin? A penguin? A penguin?
Have you ever seen a penguin swim this way and that?
Swim this way and that way? And this way and that way?
Have you ever seen a penguin swim this way and that? (make swimming motions with arms)
Have you ever seen a penguin swim this way and that?
Swim this way and that way? And this way and that way?
Have you ever seen a penguin swim this way and that? (make swimming motions with arms)
… slide this way and that (make sliding motion with arms)
… waddle this way and that (feet close together, tiny waddling steps)
… flap this way and that (arms close to sides, flap little "wings")
… waddle this way and that (feet close together, tiny waddling steps)
… flap this way and that (arms close to sides, flap little "wings")
Penguin March
http://www.seaworld.org/fun-zone/song-books/penguin-march-song.htm
(children are marching or waddling as they repeat this military chant; children repeat each line after the teacher)
I'm a penguin black and white
I can't fly but that's all right
I've got feathers that's not fur
and I lay eggs like other birds
I can't fly but that's all right
I've got feathers that's not fur
and I lay eggs like other birds
Chorus:
Penguins, 1, 2
Penguins, 3, 4
Penguins, 5, 6, 7, 8
They're great!
Penguins, 1, 2
Penguins, 3, 4
Penguins, 5, 6, 7, 8
They're great!
I just swim to get my meals
But I watch out for leopard seals.
I'm from the south as you may know
And now it's time for me to go.
(repeat chorus)
But I watch out for leopard seals.
I'm from the south as you may know
And now it's time for me to go.
(repeat chorus)
Introduce Cool Words
Vocabulary: Introduce any words that may be needed for comprehension.
Duet: a song meant for two voices
Tuxedo: A man’s suit for formal events including jacket, dark trousers, often with silk stripes down the sides, a bow tie, and usually a cummerbund
Toboggan: to fall rapidly
Introducing the Genre:
http://www.paonebook.org/archive/2009/pdf/read.pdf
“The book that I am sharing with you today is an informational book. As a successful reader, I know that this type of book has true facts and information about a topic. While we are reading you may notice some things that you know are true. You may also learn something that you did not know before. What is something you would like to learn from this book?”
Introducing the Author/Illustrator:
“As successful readers, we should always notice the authors and illustrators of the books we read. Florence Minor is the author of this book; she wrote the words. Wendell Minor is the illustrator; he created the pictures.”
Getting Started:
“All of the things we are wondering help us to get really excited about reading this book. Let’s dive into this story together and find out what is inside.
After Reading
Retell Activities:
“Let’s think back to the special story that we shared together.”
- What are penguins?
- What are some things that penguins like to eat?
- What do penguins look like?
- What was something new that you learned from the story?”
- Have you ever seen a penguin? Where/When?
Parent/Child Activity
Making Connections activities help the kids take a deeper look at the story’s content.
“Feather Experiment”
Cardstock Penguin
Crayons
Hole punch
Brass fastener
Eye droppers
Water and container
To illustrate how the penguins' waxy feathers do not get too wet in the water, push really hard with crayons to ensure the penguins wing is totally covered, then using the eye dropper, sprinkle drops over the wing. What happens? Using a piece of scrap paper from the penguin sheet that has no crayon on it, repeat process with the eye dropper and water. Were the results the same? Explain that penguins have waxy feathers, similar to the crayon surface. Can children figure out the reason for the penguins’ waxy feathers? (glide through water faster, dry faster when on land)
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