It is exciting for a teacher to see students so engaged in what you are trying to teach/show them. I notice the same thing when I am reading to my preschool daughter. She loves any series of stories because she is able to make so many predictions based on the first story. “Prediction makes reading more efficient and ‘safe…’ Readers use not only their own background experiences but also what they have come to know about this particular group of characters, plot, setting, and theme to anticipate what will happen next. Using and holding this information in their minds, they gain momentum” (Fountas & Pinnell, p. 53-54). Be prepare to be reading lots of stories Monday morning, now that you check out the rest of the series. What a fun learning opportunity
