- All the Water in the World (book) or any other favorite book about water
- absorb
- evaporate
- float
- flow
- sink
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.
Reading for Informational Text/RI.P.MA.1: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about an informational text read aloud.
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 4
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ELA Focus Skills: Listening and Speaking, Story Comprehension, Making Connections, Vocabulary
Read aloud All the Water in the World or a favorite story or concept book about water that children have read in the unit. Have children find as many familiar words in the book as possible. Encourage children to make connections between the story/concept and their own explorations during the week. As they discuss the book, guide them to use the terms absorb, flow, sink, float, and evaporate whenever possible.