This is your child's Book Bags. The Book Bag is part of our Kindergarten reading program. Each child is given a bag to bring books back and forth from school to home. Your child can bring a book home and when he/she returns the book (the next day or next week), he/she can choose a new book.

Here is a wide range of books available in our classroom. There are simple beginner books with just a few words on each page. These books are designed for children who are interested in learning to reads. Reads the simple book with your child and ask him/her to read it back to you. Point to each word as you read it so your child is focusing on the words as you say them. Have your child point to the words when he/she is reading.

There are also higher level books in our classroom. YOur child can choose those books, as well. He or she may be interested in the topic of the book. Read them together , but it is not necessary to point to the works, as it becomes tedious. You may want to talk about a few vocabulary words and identify them while reading.

Always talk to your child about the book you are reading.

• What do you think this book will be about?
• Why do you think that?
• What do you think will happen next?
• Did you learn anything from this book?
• Did you think anything in this book was funny, interesting, silly, surprising..?