- absorb
- dry
- evaporate
- up
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: Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash #1
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STEM Key Concepts: Wet things become dry as water evaporates (changes from a liquid to a gas)
ELA Focus Skills: Listening and Speaking, Vocabulary
Before You Read
Hold up the book and tell children you are going to read the silly story about Mrs. McNosh and her wash. Point to the words as you read aloud the title and the names of the author and the illustrator. Set a reading focus for children by having them listen to all the silly things Mrs. McNosh washes and hangs up to dry.
As You Read
Read slowly and with expression, emphasizing the rhythm of the words. Point to illustrations as you read to clarify unfamiliar words, such as barrel, stockings, bone, etc.
After You Read
Talk with children about the story, especially why it is so silly. Say,
- Mrs. McNosh washes shirts, dresses, and socks. Does your family wash shirts, dresses, and socks?
- Mrs. McNosh hangs up a phone, a dog, and a turkey to dry. Does your family hang up a phone, a dog, or a turkey to dry?
- Have you ever watched water drip from clothes? What happens to the water as it drips down the clothes? You may want to demonstrate for children by hanging a small wet cloth to dry. Gather children to observe the drops of water as they drip from the cloth.