- chart paper
- marker
- music
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.”)
Speaking and Listening: SL.PK.MA.6 Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas
Head Start Outcomes:
Social Emotional Development/Self-Concept and Self-Efficacy Identifies personal characteristics, preferences, thoughts, and feelings.
Approaches to Learning/Cooperation Plans, initiates, and completes learning activities with peers.
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: Music Poem
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ELA Focus Skills: Creative Expression, Vocabulary
Educator Prep: Before meeting, prepare poem sheets for children.
Tell children they will write a music poem. Say, We are going to write poems that tell about different ways music makes us feel. Say, First, I’ll write one on the chart. On chart paper write:
Music makes me feel .
Music makes me feel .
Music makes me feel .
Music makes me feel .
Give each child a poem sheet. Have them dictate what they would like to write on the lines.