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If You Give a Cat a Cupcake Reading Game
literacy activity for kids
This read aloud game is a fun, hands-on, book extension activity to be played while you read the adorable book If You Give a Cat a Cupcake aloud to your child!
Book extension activities are a powerful literacy tool that help children build a solid reading foundation and strengthen their love of books!
Continue reading for the full instructions, and to shop this project! Check your local library for a copy of the book If You Give a Cat a Cupcake or purchase it below!
materials
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake book
cupcake liners
pom-poms or buttons
tray or cupcake baking pan
printer and paper
purpose
- improves listening skills
- strengthens comprehension skills
- reinforces word recognition
- makes reading ever more fun!
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directions
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
Reading Game
Download and print read aloud printable (download link below)
Cut out the 12 circles
Place 12 cupcake liners in a tray or cupcake baking pan
Place cut-out circles inside the cupcake liners
Set out a container of pom-poms or buttons
Read the book If you Give a Cat a Cupcake together with your child
After you read the book, show your child the pictures in the cupcake liners
Read the words and talk about the pictures on each circle
Read the book again and this time invite your child to place a pom-pom or button inside the cupcake liner anytime they hear one of the words from the picture circles
After you play the game, talk about the book with your child
Ask your child what happened in the beginning, the middle and the end
Ask your child how many pom-poms are in each cupcake liner
Talk about what word was said the most
Were there any words that your child didn’t hear? If so, go back through the book and find the words they may have missed.
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