Sheep In A Jeep Summary

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Talk about the book Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy E. Shaw. Before read aloud I Show the cover and ask the child what the book is about. Flip through the book, look at the pictures together, and figuring out the point of a story or guessing what will happen next.

While reading aloud, I stop and ask open-ended questions such as: What do you think will happen next? What do you think is happening in the picture? Student and I answer the question together especially when he had difficulty answering the question. Also, I read the book with enthusiasm and enjoyment to engage the child in reading. We also take turns reading, letting him finish sentences that I start. This works because the book has a repeating and rhyming patters.

After finished

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