- sound
- source
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.
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: Educator’s Choice, Unit 4, Week 3
STEM Key Concepts: Sounds have a source; Sounds vary in three ways: by volume (loud or soft), pitch (high or low), and timbre (quality)
ELA Focus Skills: Making Connections, Story Comprehension
Reread one of the books of the week, watch the video Between the Lions “What Instrument Does Alvin Play?” or select a book from the recommended book list in the Unit Overview. Focus on the sources of the sounds in the book. Ask questions about sound, such as
- What is the source of the sound? What or who is making the sound? How do you know?
- Have children then describe the sound and how it was made. Ask, Is it a high or low pitch sound? A loud or quiet sound? A tinny or growly sound?
