Make Reading Fun For Kids
Monday, August 5, 2013 at 5:00AM
We've found a marvelous book to make reading fun!
As the kids are winding down for bed I am usually folding laundry or doing ironing. That's a perfect time to listen to a little one read aloud.
My daughter loved to read ANYTHING aloud to me.
My son, however, is a little harder to impress. (I've always heard boys take more inspiration when it comes to reading, and I believe it.)
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A fun book of poetry by Jack Prelutsky has been a fun nightly read aloud for Grant. He lays on my floor and giggles while he reads.
This warms my heart.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun has tons of funny poems with loads of interesting (and HARD) vocabulary words.
Some poems are written backwards. Others are written in mirror writing.
You never know what will be on the next page, and that's what makes it so much fun.
School at eight o'clock at night? I think so.
There's just something about those little hands holding a book - the wonder in their eyes, and the smile on their face.
I want to always keep that image of a little boy on my floor (clutching his favorite LEGO minifig) in my memory.
{This is another benefit of blogging - I can keep all of these little memories preserved here in this space.}
As a parent you know they are unlocking a powerful world of imagination, language, and learning.
I'm thinking these poems would make great copy work, or even a springboard for his own creative writing.
So many possibilities, right?
Does your child read aloud to you?
What are some of their favorites?
Reader Comments (6)
Lilah loves reading Life of Fred to me!
We just love Jack Prelutsky, my boys have fred and tomatoes memorized and crack up everytime!
Wow, I really like the style of that book. My little ones are really into memorizing poems from First Language Lessons, but the most recent poems fall short of my children's interests. Thanks for the review.
Thanks for the reminder! I need to pull my Jack Prelutsky books out. They were always a hit with my classes when I taught school. I used to let a student pick a number, I'd turn to that page, and that was the one I'd read. They quickly learned which numbers were their favorites and everyone always cheered when we'd get to read one they had not heard yet. My 2 boys love silly, so they will love these.
We have read from that book too. It is a fun book to read aloud.
Thanks for the reminder of Jack Prelutsky books. He came to my elementary school and I got to hear him read a poem out loud.