- word card cool
- cool
MA Standards:
Speaking and Listening/
SL.PK.MA.2: Recall information for short periods of time and retell, act out, or represent information from a text read aloud, a recording, or a video (e.g., watch a video about birds and their habitats and make drawings or constructions of birds and their nests).
Language/L.PK.MA.5: With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances of word meanings.
Head Start Outcomes:
Language Development/Receptive Language: Attends to language during conversations, songs, stories, or other learning experiences.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 7: Develop familiarity with the forms of alphabet letters, awareness of print, and letter forms.
Watch Together: “The Many Meanings of Cool” (BTL clip)
ELA Focus Skills: Vocabulary, Active Listening
Have children watch a short video clip about the different meanings of the word cool.
Hold up the word card cool and ask children what letter the word begins with. Then play Between the Lions “The Many Meanings of Cool” once without pausing.
- Then play the video again and pause a few times and talk about different meanings of the word cool.
- You may want to play the video one more time and allow children to stand up, move their bodies, and shout out "You're cool!" along with the lions.
