Although one can certainly read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe without delving into the large body of scholarly biographical and analytical works surrounding it, I thought you might be interested in hearing about some of the books I read while preparing our Read-Aloud Poster.
Our Read-Aloud Poster for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe includes a Story Board and uses character markers to provide important practice in story retelling, a skill-building activity that helps kids improve comprehension and other key literacy skills. Our blog post gives practical tips for encouraging your kids to retell stories they've listened to - with or without a Read-Aloud Poster.
Our newest Read-Aloud Poster is for The Hundred Dresses, written by Eleanor Estes and illustrated by Louis Slobodkin. This classic was originally published in 1944 and won a Newbery Honor medal. Although it has been around a while, its...
Our newest Read-Aloud Poster for Island of the Blue Dolphins is now available, and we thought you'd like a close-up look at the poster activities! If your family has completed other Read-Aloud Posters, you'll recognize some favorite activities, though perhaps with a new twist, as well as some new favorites. As always, our hope is that the poster helps you more fully enjoy this classic book and your time together as a family.
Character Portraits and Character Mapping are two simple but powerful ways to help your kids connect visually with what they are hearing during your family read-aloud time. Use our free Character Mapping printable to show more complicated relationships between characters in books for older readers!