Introduce the book

• Introduce Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown.
• Read the book together as a group.
• Brainstorm activities that parents could do at home that are related to the book.
• Do an activity that is related to the story that families can use at home.
• Hand out the Home Activity Sheets.
• Go over each of the activities to be sure that parents know how to do them.

Adult Writing

• Have parents review the Weekly Literacy Action Plan for the upcoming week.
• Ask parents to write down one thing that they learned in this session. Ask them to share this with the group. Remind them that they always have the option to ‘pass’.

Wrap Up

• Ask the participants for feedback on the session. Use the information that they give you when plan future sessions.
  • “What did you like about the session?”
  • “What would you change?”

Story Time

• Have children come back from their Reading Circle.
• Gather everyone together and have the parents ‘perform’ the Three Little Kittens. Repeat it a few times, having the children join in with the meowing and purring or any of the lines that they know.

Snack

• Take a break and share a nutritious snack.