- crayons
- markers
- paper
- pencils
- author
- illustrator
MA Standards:
Writing/W.PK.MA.1: Dictate words to express a preference or opinion about a topic (e.g., “ I would like to go to the fire station to see the truck and meet the firemen.”)
Writing/W.PK.MA.2: Use a combination of dictating and drawing to explain information about a topic.
Head Start Outcomes:
Literacy Knowledge/Early Writing: Uses scribbles, shapes, pictures, and letters to represent objects, stories, experiences, or ideas.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Composition 16: Use their own words or illustrations to describe their experiences, tell imaginative stories, or communicate information about a topic of interest.
Make a Book About Yellow
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Skill Focus: Color Recognition, Parts of a Book, Vocabulary
Tell children they will make a book about yellow. Help children fold two sheets of paper in half and crease the center.
Help children write "My Book About Yellow" on the cover, and then have them draw a colorful picture of themselves holding a yellow crayon or marker.
- Explain that on each of the other pages of the book, children are invited to draw something that is yellow. The inside pages can be wordless or children can dictate or write captions, such as I like yellow bananas or A banana is yellow.
- Help children write their first and last names on the cover as author and illustrator. Display the books in the Library Center for children to share.