- Jack’s Garden (book)
- blossom
- nectar
- seed
- sip
MA Standards:
English Language Arts/Literature/RL.PK.MA.4 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in a story or poem read aloud.
English Language Arts/Literature/RL.PK.MA.6 With prompting and support, “read” the illustrations in a picture book by describing a character or place depicted, or by telling how a sequence of events unfolds.
Head Start Outcomes:
Literacy Knowledge/Book Appreciation and Knowledge Shows interest in shared reading experiences and looking at books independently.
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.
One-on-One Reading: Jack’s Garden #2
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Skill Focus: Concepts of Print, Listening and Speaking, Vocabulary
Read aloud Jack’s Garden by Henry Cole to individuals or small groups. Use the illustrations to explain the meaning of unfamiliar words such as blossoms, sipped, and nectar.
Linger over the illustrations and ask children to name the colors that they see in the flowers and plants. Have them compare leafs, shapes, etc. Point out and read the border illustrations and labels. Invite children to read the repeating lines as you read.