- chart paper and marker
- paper and crayons
- pictures and picture books of plant foods that begin with the letter “Ff”
- fiesta
MA Standards:
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.
Draw and Write Together: Fiesta Foods
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STEM Key Concepts: Many foods we eat come from plants; We eat certain leaves, roots, fruits, and seeds
ELA Focus Skills: Concepts of Print (Directionality, Functions of Print, Print Carries Meaning), Letter Recognition, Vocabulary
Review the word fiesta with children. Ask children what the word means and have them describe things they might see at a fiesta. Elicit from children that food is one thing at a fiesta.
Say, Let’s make a fiesta foods book. Tell children that you want them to draw a picture of a plant food that begins with the letter “Ff.” Explain that then you will make a group book called Fiesta Foods.
Distribute a sheet of paper to each child. Encourage children to look at the pictures and books for plant foods that begin with the letter “Ff.” Once children have completed their drawings, have them dictate or write the name of the food they chose.
Assemble the pages into a group book. You may want to circulate the book and have a different child bring it home each night. (Place it in a large resealable bag for protection.) Or, place the book in the Library Center.