- books of various genres
- chart paper
- markers
- alphabet
- favorite
- hunt
- library
MA Standards:
Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.1a: Observe and use appropriate ways of interacting in a group.
Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.4: Describe personal experiences
Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.6: Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings and ideas.
Head Start Outcomes:
Social Emotional Development/Self-Concept: Shows confidence in a range of abilities and in the capacity to accomplish tasks and take on new tasks.
Logic and Reasoning/Problem Solving 4: Uses past knowledge to build new knowledge.
Language Development/Receptive Language: Attends to language during conversation, songs, stories, or other learning experiences.
Literacy Knowledge/Book Appreciation & Knowledge: Asks and answers questions and makes comments about print materials.
Literacy Knowledge/Book Appreciation & Knowledge: Demonstrates interest in different kinds of literature, such as fiction and non-fiction books and poetry, on a range of topics.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Language 1: Observe and use appropriate ways of interacting in a group (taking turns in talking; listening to peers; waiting until someone is finished; asking questions and waiting for an answer; gaining the floor in appropriate ways).
English Language Arts/Language 2: Participate actively in discussions, listen to the ideas of others, and ask and answer relevant questions.
English Language Arts/Language 3: Communicate personal experiences or interests.
Sing Together: “A-Hunting We Will Go” (library version)
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Review the different types of books mentioned in the video. Have a books on display for reference to help children respond.
Say, Let's make a list of the kinds of books the Lion family found at the library? Encourage each child to offer a suggestion. Record responses on chart paper.
Then tell children they are going to go on a book hunt. Remind children of the letter hunt they went on at the beginning of the week when they searched for different letters of the alphabet. Say, Before we go on the hunt, I am going to teach you a song about going on a book hunt.
- Teach children the library version of “A-Hunting We Will Go.” After singing it a few times, invite children to add a genre to in between the words "favorite" and "book," for example, "favorite bug book" or "favorite silly book. Record children’s favorite books the chart paper.
- Have children sing the song as they hunt for the books in the Library Center.
A-Hunting We Will Go (library version)
A-hunting we will go,
A-hunting we will go,
We’ll find ourselves a favorite book (fairy tale, a lion book, flower book, etc.)
And then to home we’ll go.
Adaptations: For groups with children of various ages, some children may be unable to remember the names of different types of books. Ask them to choose a book from the library center that they like to read and then help them identify the genre. You may also want to accept titles or descriptions of stories and then respond such as, "Owl Babies! That's a story about animals, so let's put that down as an animal book."