Full Full Full of Love
by Tish Cook
For the youngest member of an exuberant extended family Sunday dinner at Grannie’s is full indeed - full of hugs and kisses full of tasty dishes full to the brim with happy faces and full full full of love.
Reading Tips for Story Explorers
Find a comfortable space to read together
Slow down and enjoy the illustrations
Ask and answer questions together
Make reading part of your routine - bedtime is a great time for reading
Use these prompts to encourage deeper thinking with your children:
"Tell me more, why do you think that?"
"How do you know that?"
"Interesting, did you notice anything else?"
Phonemic Awareness
When introducing the book, share the title and notice these phonemic elements:
When introducing the book, share the title and notice these phonemic elements:
The first letter of the word “Full” is Ff. This letter says the sound /f/, /f/, /f/, like in friend, fish, and fan. Let’s say that sound together: /f/, /f/, /f/. Point to the Ff in the title. Read the title together, emphasizing the sound /f/.
Ask your child to say the word after you. Show them the cover of the book and have them read the word out loud with you as you point under the word.
Vocabulary
Brim: To be or become full often to overflowing
Steam: The invisible vapor that water becomes when it boils
Plenty: An abundance or a lot of things
Questions to Discuss
What are some foods that your family enjoys eating?
Have you helped set the table for family dinner? What items should be placed on the table for dinner time?
What do you do when you have to wait to eat or do something special like Jay Jay does in this story?
Let's Play
Sing the song “Apples and Bananas.” Try it with different vowel sounds.
- I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas
- I like to ate, ate, ate ay-ples and ba-nay-nays (long a sound)
- I like to eat, eat, eat ee-ples and ba-nee-nees (long e sound)
- I like to ite, ite, ite i-ples and ba-nigh-nighs (long i sound)
- I like to ote, ote, ote oh-ples and ba-no-nos (long o sound)
- I like to oot, oot, oot oo-ples and ba-noo-noos (oo sound)
