- chart paper
- marker
- rubber band guitar materials
- high
- low
MA Standards:
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.
Draw and Write Together: How to Make a Rubber Band Guitar
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STEM Key Concepts: Sound is caused by vibration; An action has to happen to make a sound; Sounds vary in pitch (high or low)
ELA Focus Skills: Concepts of Print, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary
Invite children to dictate how to make a rubber band guitar so you can write the instructions on chart paper. Have materials available so children can try out the instructions and reword or clarify if needed.
Encourage children to include directions or tips about how to play high pitch notes and low pitch notes on the guitar.
You may want to share your directions with another class or with families.