Observation Essay: The Runaway Bunny By Margaret Wise Brown

Over spring break, I had the privilege of observing my mother’s kindergarten class for a morning. They were beginning a discussion about Spring and what the change of seasons brings. To work in conjunction with this idea, I took one student and read them The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown. Having previously discussed with my mother, I read with a child who had yet to experience this book, allowing for a more authentic reaction from the child. To set up this experience I really wanted to read the story and then receive child feedback and gain their understanding of the story. Doing this allowed for less conversation within the reading to occur and more student concentration. I started off the experience explaining to the student that