Creativity with read-a-louds

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  • July 21, 2015 at 4:53 pm
    rutsgal
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    I was wondering if some of you could share how / where your family does their read-a-louds ? We find ourselves always hopping onto the couch , and usually it’s completed before lunch .

    How often do you go outside to enjoy your read-a-louds ? Do you have a special tea time / snack time and read together around the table ?  Just trying to be creative I guess and switch things up a bit.

    Thanks for reading and sharing 🙂

    Jamie

    July 21, 2015 at 5:42 pm
    nebby
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    Over lunch — captive audience 😉

     

    but we also do lots of audiobooks in the car and some school books like our history spine as read alouds, even with high schoolers

    Nebby

     

    July 21, 2015 at 6:14 pm
    Melanie32
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    We read on the back patio, front porch, in the bedrooms, in the living room, at the park or on a blanket under a nice shade tree. 🙂 I usually have coffee and the kids have hot chocolate in the winter or a cold drink for the summer. Sometimes we have snacks.

    I don’t read during meals because I am usually eating too. We play educational games during lunch.

    I don’t usually make snacks or eating a part of read alouds because I can’t eat and read at the same time and I usually want to join in on the snacking. 🙂 If someone is hungry, they might have a snack while I read aloud but it’s not something I plan.

    My favorite place to read aloud is the front porch on a cool day with a nice, hot cup of joe. My daughter likes to bring the dog along and she crafts while I read. When my kids were little they loved to build forts for their little people out of twigs and leaves or make roads in the dirt for their matchbox cars. We all have so many fond memories of front porch read alouds.

    July 22, 2015 at 8:22 am
    Karen
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    I think I’m in a rut– we almost always do our read alouds (both “School” and the fun one) with me on the couch and the girls in their bean bag chairs.   But right now, outside isn’t a very good option — we have a mean rooster that my husband hasn’t used for target practice yet!  (I’m not nagging, but I do remind him once each day!)

    We also listen to books in the car (or Odyssey CDs).  And when I’m sewing or doing dishes, I like to have a book going (Audible or from the library.)

    July 22, 2015 at 11:15 am
    rutsgal
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    Karen your post made me laugh ! We too have chickens and 1 dumb turkey that free range on the property. That turkey is always in the way ….. acts like a dog! So , even though it’s not a mean rooster , we have to contend with an animal that is nosy and thinks it’s a dog.

    Thanks ladies for sharing , this will give me some ammo when trying to be more creative with our reading 🙂

    Jamie

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