- dappled
- yellow
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.4.a: With guidance and support, generate words that are similar in meaning.
Head Start Outcomes:
Language Development/Receptive Language: Attends to language during conversations, songs, stories, or other learning experiences.
Language Development/Expressive Language: Uses language to express ideas and needs.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Language 2: Participate actively in discussions, listen to the ideas of others, and ask and answer relevant questions.
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 12: Listen to, recite, sing, and dramatize a variety of age-appropriate literature.
Watch Together: “Yellow” #1 (BTL clip)
STEM Key Concepts: There are many different colors; Objects can be classified by color
ELA Focus Skills: Active Listening and Viewing, Color Recognition, Phonological Awareness
Before You Watch
Tell children that they are going to watch a short poem about the color yellow, called “Yellow" by Barbara Juster Esbensen. Set a viewing focus for children by having them notice all the things that are yellow in the video.
Watch the video through once without pausing. Replay the video.
As You Watch (second viewing)
Have children clap when they see something yellow come on the screen.
- Ask questions such as, What other yellow foods/plants/birds do you know?
After You Watch
Talk about words in the poem that might be unfamiliar to children, for example, dappled.
- Replay the section with the word dappled and focus on the speckled design on the pear. As children focus, ask,
- What do you think the word dappled means? Help them conclude that dappled means “dotted” or “spotted.” Challenge children to use the word in conversation this week when describing colors.
- Continue with other unfamiliar words.
You may want to end the activity with a final viewing of "Yellow."
Educator Tip: Young children are fascinated by the lyrical sounds of words, so help them expand their vocabulary with interesting words while learning to use picture and context clues.
"Yellow" from the book "Swing Around the Sun" by Barbara Juster Esbensen. Text copyright ©2003 by Carolrhoda Books, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Carolrhoda Books., Inc., a division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this text excerpt may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.
