We Like to Play
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What's Inside
Use this Level A to B book with a beginning reader who is learning how print works. It also fits well for a short read-aloud before practice time. The book asks, "What do you like to play?" and gives children a chance to talk about play while they read.
Children can practice noticing repeated words, using picture clues, and pointing to the words on the page. They also get support for understanding how a sentence works and for reading more smoothly each time they hear the book again.
Teachers, parents, and caregivers can reach for this when they want a simple, familiar topic that supports early reading habits. It works well for one-on-one reading or for a child who is ready to read the same book again and again.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn We Like to Play into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Early reading strategies
- Repeated words
- Using picture clues
- Pointing to words while reading
- Reading fluency
- Understanding how a sentence works
Discussion Questions
- 1 What kinds of play do you like to do at home, at school, or outside?
- 2 The book asks, "What do you like to play?" How would you answer that question?
- 3 When you read a sentence about play, how can the pictures help you understand it?
- 4 What words in this book might repeat as you read more than once?
- 5 Can you point to the words as someone reads aloud and help keep track of the sentence?
- 6 How does reading the same book again help you read more smoothly?
Words to Learn
- play
- To do an activity for fun.
- sentence
- A group of words that tells a thought.
- words
- The small parts we read and say in a book.
- repeat
- To say or read something again.
- fluency
- Reading smoothly and with few stops.
- picture clues
- The pictures that help you figure out what the words mean.
- point
- To show something with your finger.
- reading strategies
- Helpful ways to read and understand a book.
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