- book or video
- ramp
- roll
- slide (v.)
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.
Science and Technology/Physical Sciences 25: Explore and identify simple m achines such as ramps, gears, wheels, pulleys, and levers through play experiences.
Read Together: Educator’s Choice, Unit 5, Week 1
STEM Key Concepts: A ramp, or inclined plane, is a surface with one end higher than the other; An object placed on an inclined plane will roll, slide, or stay put; Identify tools and simple machines used for a specific purpose, e.g., ramp, wheel, pulley, lever
ELA Focus Skills: Active Listening or Viewing, Vocabulary
Reread one of the books you read earlier in the week, watch the video Between the Lions “Roller Coaster,” or select a book from the recommended book list. Focus on ramps and rolling and sliding movements. Ask questions such as,
- What was your favorite part of the book? What did you like best about that part?
- Do you see any ramps in the illustrations? What do you think that ramp is used for?
- Did you see any of these ramps on our walk outside or on your way home from school this week?
