Making Connections with Books

One of our goals is making connections to the text while reading.  One of the ways we can make connections is to think about how books remind us of other books.  Boy have we been busy with this!

First, we read several books on winter and hibernation:

Then we compared the two.  It was a great way to review or retell what we have read in the books.  Here is a chart we made to show our thinking and connections:

We compared two fictional books as well.  

These books were written by the same author and used the same characters.  See how we found the books to be similar:

The next time when you and your child read together, ask you child what connections he or she can make to the book.