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One of the many ways to promote literacy development at home is by doing book extension activities.

A book extension activity is an activity that correlates with the book that you and your child have read.

Extending books through activities is a powerful way to strengthen your child’s literacy and language skills.

So, grab a copy of The Snowy Day at the library or purchase here and let’s get started!

Story sequencing cards are cards that include pictures and/or sentences from different parts of a book.
They are introduced after a child has read a book, preferably multiple times.
Your child or student uses the cards to retell the story and arrange the story events in the correct order.
A child being able to comprehend and retell a story correctly is a critical literacy skill.
Sequencing Cards are a powerful tool to improves these skills!

After you have discussed the book together-it’s time to introduce the sequence cards.
Show the cards to your child and talk about the picture on each one.

Next, invite your child to put the cards in order.
You can use a clothespin line or simply have your child lay them out on the floor.
You may need to help your child at first, and you may need to reference the book to get the cards in the correct order.
Talk about what happened first, what happened in the middle of the story and what happened in the end.

Finally, read the sentence strips with your child.
Run your finger underneath each word as your read it.
Invite your child to place each sentence strip underneath the correct corresponding picture card.
Once finished, take turns retelling the story to each other using the sequencing cards!