- playlist of different types of music (following how they appear in the book)
- music
- musical instrument
- sound
MA Standards:
Literature: RL.PK.MA.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about a story or a poem read aloud.
Literature: RL.PK.MA.9 With prompting and support, make connections between a story or poem and one’s own experiences.
Head Start Outcomes:
Literacy Knowledge/Book Appreciation and Knowledge Asks and answers questions and makes comments about print materials.
Social Emotional Development/Self-Concept and Self-Efficacy Identifies personal characteristics, preferences, thoughts, and feelings.
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.
Read Together: My Family Plays Music #2
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ELA Focus Skills: Parts of a Book, Story Comprehension, Vocabulary
Before You Read
Play examples of different styles of music. Choose pieces in which specific instruments, e.g., drum, guitar, can be distinctly heard. Direct attention to the Instrument Wall and have children point to an instrument when they hear it playing in the music. Ask children to act out playing that instrument and to move to the music as they play.
Set a listening focus for the book by having children listen for the different kinds of music each member of the family plays.
As You Read
- As a music style is introduced in the book, play a short piece of music in that style to help children understand the author’s description.
- Pause and define unfamiliar vocabulary and phrases, such as “cathedral” or “swell like waves.”
- Turn to the page with the text “This is my family. We all love different kinds of music, but we all love one another. And when we get together, we celebrate!” Then ask, What are some of the ways we use music to celebrate?
After You Read
Have a volunteer choose a page and then have children act out the movement and sounds described on the page. Continue with other volunteers.