We Like to Play in Many Ways
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What's Inside
Children can read this book aloud together and point to the words as they go. The repeated language gives them a chance to join in, notice familiar words, and practice smooth reading.
The book fits well in circle time, a small-group lesson, or a quick reread during reading practice. It supports beginning readers who are building fluency and learning to track print from left to right.
Use it when you want a short shared reading with simple language and a clear focus on rereading. It also works well for children who are learning to notice high-frequency words and read with confidence.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn We Like to Play in Many Ways into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Beginning reading skills
- Repeated words
- Pointing to the words
- High-frequency words
- Reading fluency
- Beginning to read books
Discussion Questions
- 1 The title says, We Like to Play in Many Ways. Before we read, what do you think that means?
- 2 As we read, what words or parts seem to repeat? How does that help us read the book together?
- 3 The page says to point to the words. Why do you think pointing can help a reader match speech to print?
- 4 What do you notice about how the book talks about playing? How is that helpful for practicing reading?
- 5 After reading, how could we read this book again to make our reading smoother and more fluent?
- 6 Which words in this book seem like high-frequency words that we may see again in other books?
Words to Learn
- fluency
- Reading smoothly and clearly, almost like talking.
- repeated
- Happening again and again.
- point
- To show a word with your finger.
- word
- A group of letters that stands for something we say or read.
- reading
- Looking at words and saying what they say.
- play
- What children do for fun or practice.
- sight word
- A word we learn to recognize quickly when we read.
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