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Decorate (“Yy”)
Distribute a large yellow uppercase and lowercase letter "Yy” to each child to decorate.
Different Ways to Play
Help children master new skills, remember new ideas, and investigate the world. Find opportunities to include new concepts, ideas, and words in their play in different ways.
Dots of "D"
Give each child a letter “D” cutout and have them decorate it with various art materials.
Draw and Write Together: Abiyoyo the Giant
Have children dictate or write words that describe how they think the giant Abiyoyo sounds when he sings, talks, or walks.
Draw and Write Together: Animal Sound Parade
Show magazine pictures of animals to children. Ask them to name the animals, then sort the sounds each make on a two-column chart titled “Loud/Soft.”
Draw and Write Together: City Sounds
Create a number chart with children by using the illustrations and text from City Lullaby. Include the numbers, the noise makers, and the descriptive sound words.
Draw and Write Together: Favorite Sounds
Have children draw a picture that shows the object that makes their favorite sound. Have them complete sentence frames to identify the sound.
Draw and Write Together: It’s a Whatchamacallit
Have children generate rhyme words as they dictate or write to complete the poem “It’s a Whatchamacallit.”
Draw and Write Together: My Boat
Have children draw a boat they built. Help them write or dictate a caption about something they learned while observing the boat.
Draw and Write Together: My Garden
Have children draw a garden. Have them write or dictate what their plants need.
Draw and Write Together: My Kitchen
Explain how spices come from plants. Have children draw, write, or dictate a window box with plants they would want in their kitchen window.
Draw and Write Together: Noisy and Quiet
Talk about noisy places and quiet places. Have children draw themselves in one of these places and help them write a sentence for the drawing.
Draw and Write Together: Pages of Blue
Have children identify blue items from magazines and assemble a group book.
Draw and Write Together: Retell The Three Little Javelinas
Have children use puppets to retell the story.
Draw and Write Together: Someone Special
Help children create a picture of someone who is special to them.
Draw and Write Together: Sound Book
Have children collectively make a number book of sounds modeled on the book City Lullaby. Keep the book in the Writing Center for children to view.
Draw and Write Together: Sources of Sounds
Review the “Sounds We Hear” chart with children. Encourage children to share what they have learned about sound. Record any new ideas on the chart.
Draw and Write Together: The Seasons of the Year
Discuss characteristics of seasons. Have children draw pictures of the different seasons outdoors and dictate or label the correct season for each picture.
Draw and Write Together: Updating Our Science Notebooks
Have children draw a picture in their science notebooks and dictate an entry to go with the picture.
Draw and Write Together: Using Ramps
Have children dictate, write, or draw to illustrate a way in which ramps are used.