- building
- strong
MA Standards:
English Language Arts/Literature/RL.PK.MA.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about a story or a poem read aloud.
English Language Arts/Literature/RL.PK.MA.9 With prompting and support, make connections between a story or poem and one’s own experiences.
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/Reading and Literature 10 Engage actively in read-aloud activities by asking questions, offering ideas, predicting or retelling important parts of a story or informational book.
Read Together: Educator’s Choice, Unit 6, Week 2
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ELA Focus Skills: Active Listening, Making Connections, Vocabulary
Read aloud The Three Little Javelinas or another version of The Three Little Pigs or a new book about building. Talk about the importance of strong, stable buildings and the building process in the story or concept book. Encourage children to make connections between the story/concept and their own experiences.
English Language Learners: Name some of the important words in the book and pantomime actions. Have children repeat the words and pantomime the actions after you.