Today as been much of the same as last week and the day was quieter than usual as quite a few children were ill.The literacy was dedicated to reading and books. The book used was ‘The blue penguin’ and surprisingly, to me, the teacher did not read the book. Instead, she first showed the cover to the children and asked them to read the title, and the name under it (the author name). When with some failed attempts they manage to read it, she asked whose name was that, and they all promptly reply it was the author. I believe it is not the first time she did this with the children, and I hope I was there on other days then Wednesdays to see what happens. Anyway, the teacher goes on and ask the children to look at the picture on the cover and discuss with a partner how the penguin might feel. The most various ideas came up and the teacher then asked why. There were a couple of minutes of silent every time she asked that questions, and although children were struggling and maybe repeating themselves they did try to give an answer. I think that this is a good way of encouraging children in becoming critical thinkers who need to justify their answers and statements. Also, the ability of the teacher to leave those silent minutes without putting pressure has shown respect and understanding for children’s need of time to articulate what they want to say. As I previously mentioned, she didn’t read the story, but she read the blurb, and asked the children the name for that written section in the back cover of a book. I think that letting the children familiarise with different section of a book before to dive into the story is a good approach, I just felt sorry for those who wanted to know what happened to the blue penguin.