The+Noisy+Paint+Box+Reinforcing+Activity

__**Reinforcing activity: **__
 * 1) Have the students come to the reading carpet.
 * 2) Read the book, The Noisy Paint Box, to the students.
 * 3) Stop after every couple of pages to see how the students are seeing how Vasya is growing and changing.
 * 4) Ask the students at the end of reading, The Noisy Paint Box how Vasya has changed over time, and how his paintings have changed.
 * 5) Then I will ask the students to go back to their desk.
 * 6) Ask the students to get out their crayon boxes.
 * 7) Then pass out the packet, ___________’s Story.
 * 8) The front page the student will draw a picture of himself or herself.
 * 9) On each page the students will draw a picture of their lives.*
 * 10) *This can be adapted from kindergarten, up to third grade so that students have lines, to practice their writing skills.
 * 11) When the students have finished their storybooks, they will share with a small group their story.
 * 12) After the students have shared their stories in small groups, the teacher will gather the stories and display the stories in the hallway.