The Rainbow Fish is the most beautiful fish in the ocean. He has every shade of blue, green and purple scales along with some shiny, shimmery ones. The other fish are amazed at his beauty, but is Rainbow Fish as beautiful inside as he is on the outside? He eventually becomes the loneliest fish in the ocean, but what happens when he realizes he wasn't so nice to the other fish in the sea?
This is a great book about being kind to our friends and sharing. I would use it in an early childhood classroom to help promote sharing and kindness among the classroom and community. It's one of my favorite books and it's beautiful illustrations add to the words. It also uses more advanced vocabulary words than an average kindergarten or first grader would normally use.
South Carolina State Standards for ELA
Standard K-1 The student will begin to read and comprehend a variety of literary texts in print and nonprint formats.
Indicator K-1.1 Summarize the main idea and details from the literary texts read aloud
In the kindergarten classroom, I would read the book aloud to the children. As I read, I would point out unfamiliar words and use context and visual clues to help the students understand. Then, the class would discuss the main idea and theme of the story and ask, "What does it mean to be a good friend?" Make a chart of kind words. Add those words to a word wall.
Related Internet Resources
http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/activities-projects/share-story-30666.html?main-tab=2#tabs
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/general_content/free_resources/teachers_corner/lesson_plans/0310_lessonPlans.jsp
http://childcare.sc.gov/main/docs/gsgs_finalbook_022608.pdf
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