Turnagain Ptarmigan by James Guenther

• Introduce the book.
• Read the book together as a group.
• Discuss the book as a group.
• Brainstorm activities related to this book that parents can do at home with their children.
• Make an activity related to the story that families can use at home.
• Give out handouts related to the book and review the activities together. Make sure you go over each activity and show parents how to do them.

Adult Writing

• Have parents review the weekly Literacy Action Plan for next week.
• Have parents write down one thing in their journals that they learned this evening and then share it with the group, if they want to.

Wrap Up

• Ask the participants for feedback on the session: “What did you like about the session? What did you not like?”

Story Time

• Have children come back from their reading circle to spend time reading with their parents.
• Gather everyone together and read one more story or teach the poems to everyone.

Nutritional Snack

• Take a break for a nutritional snack and drinks.