- clothesline
- clothespins
- Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash book
- objects to wash
- tub filled with soap and water (optional)
- dry
- wash
- wet
- wring
MA Standards:
Literature/RL.PK.MA.3: With prompting and support, act out characters and events from a story or poem read aloud.
Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.5: Create representations of experiences or stories (e.g., drawings, constructions with blocks or other materials, clay models) and explain them to others.
Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.1: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners during daily routines and play.
Head Start Outcomes:
Literacy Knowledge/Book Appreciation and Knowledge: Retells stories or information from books through conversation, artistic works, creative movement, or drama.
Logic and Reasoning/Symbolic Representation: Engages in pretend play and acts out roles.
Language Development/Receptive Language: Attends to language during conversations, songs, stories, or other learning experiences.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Language 5: Listen to and use formal and informal language.
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.
Mrs. McNosh Role Play
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Skill Focus: Imaginative Play, Listening and Speaking, Recall and Retell, Vocabulary
Invite children to act out the story. Assemble silly items for the children to wash or pretend to wash. Have children pin the washed objects on the clothesline to dry. Ask, Which things do you think will dry first? Why do you think so?