Reflection Questions

Parents,
These questions will spark conversation between you and your reader(s). Readers need to know how to think about what, why, and how they are reading (and thinking about reading). Begin to think aloud when you read and these thoughts may end up being answers to the questions below. Soon, your reader(s) will begin thinking out loud. Then you know they are interacting with the text; something great readers do!

Remember to ask your reader(s) if they have any questions they wonder about first.
Then start with these questions to spark thought and conversation:

1. What did you notice first? What other things did you notice?
2. How did this book make you feel?
3. What does this book remind you of from your own life?
4. Did you like the pictures? Which was your favorite?
5. What picture helped you understand the story better? Why did these pictures help you?

Some Red Riding Hood questions (use a few or all depending on your reader's stamina):

1. How did you feel when Little Red met the Wolf in the woods?
2. How about when she discovered the person in the bed was NOT her grandmother?
3. What are the different ways the Wolf taught a lesson?
4. What lessons did Little Red learn?
5. What is in the basket Little Red caries to her grandmother's house? Is it the same for every story?
6. Who is telling the story?
7. Why is a wolf the "bad guy" instead of a bunny or a bird?
8. What would Little Red think if the "bad Guy" was a bunny?
9. What other stories have a wolf as the "bad guy"? Can you think of any stories with a "good guy" wolf?

Remember, after you ask the first question your reader(s) may come up with 20 of their own. These are the best questions to talk about and will be much more meaningful to explore. Try not to answer their questions. Instead try to prompt your reader to find the answer him or herself.
For those who are interested in comparing LRRH stories, see this lesson plan from Read Write Think.