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Rainbow Fish

A beautiful fish learns to make friends by sharing his most prized possessions.

English

A Guide to Reading Aloud to Your Child

Read with fun in your voice.

Build vocabulary by focusing on and talking about new words.

Connect the story to your child's world.

Ask your child questions about the book and encourage them to ask questions.

Make reading part of your everyday routine.

When you read the words, whenever possible, act them out too!

Hold the book so your child can see the pictures.

Make the plot come alive by discussing the illustrations.

Reading Everywhere!

Make text come alive around your home by using a sticky note, index card, or extra piece of paper to label a fish.

Hang the label near a drawing of a fish and discuss the letters and their meaning with your child. Labeling helps children learn that letters come together to make words and creates a print rich environment in your home.

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Pre-Reading Building Block

Children love to hear rhyming words. Hearing, identifying, and generating rhyming words is a great pre-reading skill. Work with your child to recognize rhyming words. Children can give a thumbs up if the words rhyme and a thumbs down if they don’t. For a challenge, encourage your child to come up with their own rhyming word!
- fish / dish
- glide / slide
- him / her
- blue / green
- deep / sleep
- wise / window
- share / care

Let's Play

In the story of the rainbow fish, the main character decides to give away his scales instead of keeping them all for himself. Give your child a sheet of stickers. Ask your child how it feels to have all the stickers. Then, encourage your child to share a sticker with family members or neighbors. Ask your child how it feels to share the stickers.