- color
- shade
MA Standards:
Reading for Informational Text/RI.P.MA.1: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about an informational text read aloud.
Head Start Outcomes:
Literacy Knowledge/Book Appreciation and Knowledge: Asks and answers questions and makes comments about print materials.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 6: Listen to a wide variety of age appropriate literature read aloud.
English Language Arts/Language 2: Participate actively in discussions, listen to the ideas of others, and ask and answer relevant questions.
Read Together: Educator’s Choice, Unit 2, Week 1, #2
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STEM Key Concepts: There are many different colors; A color can have many different shades (from very light to very dark)
ELA Focus Skills: Color Recognition, Concepts of Print, Parts of a Book, Vocabulary, Active Listening
Reread Spicy Hot Colors or select a book from the recommended book list. Focus on the colors and shades of colors in the book. Ask questions such as:
- Did you like the book? What did you like about it?
- What was your favorite picture in the book? Why did you like it best?
- What objects are the same color as something you are wearing today?
- What other things do you know that are the same color? Different shades of the same color?