Read the Headline Story to the class. Encourage children to think of other words like “Anna.” You might want to mention that the types of words Anna collects are called palindromes.
Headline Story
Anna collects words that read the same forward and backward.
Possible student responses
Anna collects her name.
Anna collects the names Bob, Hannah, Eve, Otto, and Asa.
Anna collects these words: mom, dad, bub, bib, gig, gag, and eye.