Our Read-Aloud videos feature SitStayRead staff, volunteers, and board members reading some of our favorite kids’ stories, with help from their furry friends. Be sure to follow along with the activity pages and writing prompts to help your students write their own stories!
If you have a printer at home, you can print and use one of our SitStayRead Writing Pages or Story Map pages:
SitStayRead volunteer Soraya McCune reads "El Perro con Sombrero: A Bilingual Doggy Tale" by Derek Taylor Kent with help from her pup Lolu (who is wearing her own sombrero in the video)!
Click here for a brainstorming sheet that will help you write your own story about a dog who wears cool clothes!
SitStayRead volunteer Annie McEnroe reads "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" by Jon Scieszka, with help from her stuffed animal friend, Brownie.
Click here for a brainstorming sheet that will help you write your own story about a dog who can’t stop sneezing!
SitStayRead volunteer Tori Levy reads "Grumpy Monkey" by Suzanne Lang.
Click here for a brainstorming sheet that will help you write your own story about a dog who is feeling grumpy!
SitStayRead volunteer Juanita Anderson reads "Llama Llama Time to Share" by Anna Dewdney, with help from her pup, Coconut.
Click here for a brainstorming sheet that will help you write your own story about a dog who learns to share!
SitStayRead volunteer Warren Solochek reads "Dragons Love Tacos" by Adam Rubin.
Click here for a brainstorming sheet that will help you write your own story about throwing a party for dragons!
SitStayRead volunteer Katrina Cairo reads "Bear Snores On" by Karma Wilson.
Click here for a brainstorming sheet that will help you write your own story about a sleepy dog!
SitStayRead volunteer Judy Krug reads "May I Pet Your Dog?" by Stephanie Calmenson, with help from her Certified Reading Assistance Dog, Buddy.
Click here for a brainstorming sheet that will help you write your own story about meeting a new dog!
To practice the steps you can take to meet a dog safely, try this activity page: English | Spanish
SitStayRead Program Leader Jamie Crockett reads "Bark, George?" by Jules Feiffer, with help from her Chihuahua, Peppa.
Click Here for a brainstorming sheet that will help you write your own story about a dog who eats strange things!
SitStayRead Program Director Kate McIlvain reads "Horse Meets Dog" by Elliott Kalan & Tim Miler.
Click here for a brainstorming sheet that will help you write your own story about giving a dog a present!
SitStayRead Volunteer Annie McEnroe reads "Where Are You, Dozer?" by J.B. Blankenship and the students at Funston Elementary in Chicago, with help from her stuffed animal friend, Brownie.
Click here to learn more about this special book!
Click here for a brainstorming sheet that will help you write your own story about going to the aquarium with a dog!
Click here to go on your own virtual field trip to the Shedd Aquarium with Chicago’s Mayor Lori Lightfoot!
