I read picture books at a local kindergarten once a week. I love to do this and wonder why I didn’t begin years ago.
It is such a pleasure. Children love stories and love being read to. Seeing their keen, eager faces waiting to see what I’ve chosen to read to them is very encouraging. Their responses are enthusiastic and immediate – intense concentration, loud laughter, impulsive comments.
I have the pleasure of choosing books each week and anticipating how they will be received by the children. I usually read two or three at a session and try to vary them – a mad, comical tale and then a quiet, thoughtful story, perhaps. I also often include a story we have had at an earlier session. The familiarity of hearing a well-known or well-loved story is something children seem to find comforting or reassuring.
So pleased to see you ‘in action’ Donna and it is a photo that tells a story too!
I can imagine the sheer pleasure for all of you in this delightful session. The Kindy group would just love you being there! This is a ‘perfect match’. K-A
Couldn’t agree more with Kerry-Ann! You’ll be great at passing on your love of books Donna. I don’t think we’re ever too old to like being read to.
Thanks, Robyn. My first blog about reading to young children should come out tomorrow with luck. I’m still in learner mode re the technology – when am I not! But the actual live reading once a week to my Kindy class gives me great pleasure. It is such a lovely thing to do. Choosing the stories and seeing how they respond is endlessly fascinating to me. They call me ‘Miss Donna’!