- construction paper cut into the shape of T-shirts (one for each child)
- crayons
- markers
- band
- music
MA Standards:
English Language Arts/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.”)
English Language Arts/WritingW.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.
Class Band T-shirt
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Skill Focus: Concepts of Print, Vocabulary
Gather a small group of children in the Writing Center. Say, Everyone in the room can play music! If we were to make a music band, what would it be? Let’s think of a name for our music band. Invite children to offer suggestions for a band name. Have each child dictate his or her suggestion and then write it on a construction paper T-shirt. Then say, Now you can decorate your band T-shirt. At the end of the week we will decide which band name and T-shirt we like best! Gather the children in a circle. Display the T-shirts and read the band names for children. Hang all the T-shirts in the Art Center.