- Abiyoyo (book)
- rubber band guitars
- disappear
- edge
- flat
- grin
- precious
- shadow
MA Standards:
RL.PK.MA.6 With prompting and support, “read” the illustrations in a picture book by describing a character or place depicted, or by telling how a sequence of events unfolds.
RL.PK.MA.4 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in a story or poem read aloud.
Head Start Outcomes:
Literacy Knowledge/Print Concepts and Conventions Understands conventions, such as print moves from left to right and top to bottom of a page.
Literacy Knowledge/Book Appreciation and Knowledge Recognizes how books are read, such as front-to-back and one page at a time, and recognizes basic characteristics, such as title, author, and illustrator.
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.
One-on-One Reading: Abiyoyo #3
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Skill Focus: Story Comprehension, Vocabulary
Read aloud Abiyoyo by Pete Seeger to individuals or small groups. Invite children to participate by saying the repeating word Zoop! with you. Children can also strum their rubber band guitars when the boy strums his ukelele.
Pause to explain the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases such as disappear, edge, flat, grin, precious, and shadow. Use the illustrations and gestures to help children understand the meaning of words and phrases such as claws, foolish grin, out of breath, and fell flat on the ground.
English Language Learners: Whenever possible, demonstrate word meanings with gestures and facial expressions. Have children repeat the word and the gesture after you.