#ri.k.3

You don't have to read nonfiction to practice making connections in a text. Your child's favorite stories can also be used to help practice for kindergarten if you give them a few questions along with them. 

We chose one of our favorite stories, Guess How Much I Love You, as an example to work with, to practice the Common Core standard (RI.K.3), which is all about helping your child understand the connections among the elements of a story. 

Here are some discussions you can have with your child as you are reading:

- When we look at pictures of Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare, what is the same about them? What is different?

- Do you think Little Nutbrown Hare wants to go to bed? What does he do in the story so he doesn’t have to go to sleep?

 You can find more ideas for great children’s books in our posts Our top 5 Silly Books for Learning How to Count and Ready to Count to 100? 5 Books Make It Fun!