- writing and drawing materials
- favorite
- use
- water
MA Standards:
Writing/W.PK.MA.2: Use a combination of dictating and drawing to explain information about a topic.
MA Draft STE Standards:
Earth and Space Sciences/Earth and Human Activity/ESS3.A: Engage in discussion and raise questions using examples about how humans use local resources (e.g., soil, water) to meet their needs. [Cause and Effect]
Head Start Outcomes:
Literacy Knowledge/Early Writing: Experiments with writing tools and materials.
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.
We All Use Water
© Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Early Education and Care (Jennifer Waddell photographer). All rights reserved.
Skill Focus: Concepts of Print, Letter Recognition, Vocabulary
Remind children that we use water every day. Say, Let’s make a list of all the different ways we can use water. Ask, How do we use water? What is your favorite way to use water? Record children’s responses.
Invite children to draw pictures showing their favorite ways of using water. Then help them write captions or short descriptions about their drawings.
If children wish, compile the pictures to make a book titled We All Use Water. Place it in the Library Center so classmates can “read” how everyone uses water.