MA Standards:
Literature/RL.PK.MA.1: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about a story or a poem read aloud.
Literature/RL.PK.MA.10: Listen actively as an individual and as a member of a group to a variety of age-appropriate literature read aloud.
Literature/RL.PK.MA.9: With prompting and support, make connections between a story or poem and one’s own experiences.
Head Start Outcomes:
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.
Read Together: Educator’s Choice, Unit 9, Week 3
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ELA Focus Skills: Active Listening, Book Appreciation, Concepts of Print, Letter Recognition, Making Connections, Vocabulary
Read aloud a nonfiction or fiction book about floating and sinking. You may want to use a title in the Recommended Book List or choose one of your favorites. Before, during, and after reading, ask questions to help children make connections between the story/concept in the book, their Discovery activities, and their experiences with floating and sinking.