- writing and drawing supplies
- favorite
- loud
- quiet
- sound
MA Standards:
Writing/W.PK.MA.1: Dictate words to express a preference or opinion about a topic (e.g., “I would like to go to the fire station to see the truck and meet the firemen.”)
Writing/W.PK.MA.2: Use a combination of dictating and drawing to explain information about a topic.
Head Start Outcomes:
Literacy Knowledge/Early Writing: Uses scribbles, shapes, pictures, and letters to represent objects, stories, experiences, or ideas.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Composition 16: Use their own words or illustrations to describe their experiences, tell imaginative stories, or communicate information about a topic of interest.
My Favorite Sound
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Skill Focus: Creative Expression, Follow Directions, Speaking and Listening
Have children draw pictures of the things that make their favorite sounds.
Encourage children to draw the setting where they might hear the sound. Ask them how the sound makes them feel.
Then have children dictate or write to fill in the sentence at the bottom of their drawing:
The <bird’s> sound is <quiet>. It makes me feel <happy>.