Manasquan Elementary School

Cuddle Conversations

Enjoy nightly book talks with your child!

Suggested books or genres:

Topics to discuss as your child reads or youread to your child:

· Characters(Are they (nice, mean, etc.)? Do you like what they are doing? )

· Setting(Where did the story take place? How can you tell?)

· Who (Whois the main character )

· Whathappened at the beginning, middle, & end?

· When didthe story take place? (time period, season, time of day?)

· Why did the author write this story? Why did thecharacters feel (happy, sad, scared, etc.)

· Howare______ and _______different? How are they alike?

· Problem/solution(Did everything the character try work?)

· Change or alter the ending to create a different outcome

Please sign the Cuddle Conversations Log by the end of each week.