'Pete The Cat And His Four Groovy Buttons'

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For today session “ I plan to display poems, chants, and song” that Melissa and I have read together. I will also “list commonly used words in our shared readings.” (Taberski. H 2000)
In Addition, I will be observing Melissa to see if she will comment on the story instead of waiting for me to ask what the story is about because “ it is important to note that when children understand what they are reading, they often comment on the story as they go. Many times they don’t wait to be asked what the story is about, but may react to the story as they read.” (Taberski H. 2000) Melissa mom drop her off at New York public library. Melissa was excited to see me sitting in the children's section of the library waiting on her arrival. Melissa ran up to me and said “ Hi miss Jones I miss you.” And we shared a hug. Shortly after, Melissa and I started exploring the library and all its content. We walked over to each section of genres throughout the library and explored the books. We then made our
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The fiction book Melissa had chosen was Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin. Nevertheless, Melissa is familiar with “Pete the Cat” she has prior knowledge. In Addition, Melissa like Pete the Cat books which was her reason for choosing the book. Melissa was so thrilled with our selection which prompted her to start sing “I love my white shoe.” I Love My White Shoe, is a book about Pete the Cat “walking down the street wearing his brand new white shoes. Along the way, his shoes change from white to red to blue to brown as he steps in piles of strawberries, blueberries, and other big messes! But no matter what color his shoes are, Pete keeps movin' and groovin' and singing his song.” Overall My White Shoes teaches children about colors and how colors can change when mix with another color. for instance, red and blue when mixed together change to

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