- beans, rice, or other small sound-making objects
- clipboard or chart paper
- containers of various materials
- markers
- sand table
- shake
- sound
MA Standards:
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.
Writing/W.PK.MA.2: Use a combination of dictating and drawing to explain information about a topic.
Head Start Outcomes:
Approaches to Learning/Initiative and Curiosity: Demonstrates flexibility, imagination, and inventiveness in approaching tasks and activities.
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.
Sound-makers
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Skill Focus: Fine Motor Skills
Educator Prep: Fill the sand table with beans, rice, or other small objects that children can use to explore sounds.
Have children use the materials in the Sand Table to create various sound-makers. After children have finished creating their sound-maker, encourage children to work in pairs and try to guess what materials are in their partner’s sound-maker. Have the clipboard or chart paper near the table so children can dictate, draw, or write about sounds or new observations about sound.