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Ramp Races!
Have children work with partners to build a ramp, and then “race” objects down it. Encourage cooperation to develop children’s social skills.
Read Together: Educator’s Choice, Unit 5, Week 1
Reread a book from the week, watch “Roller Coaster,” or select a book from the recommended list. Focus on ramps and rolling and sliding movements.
Read Together: Educator’s Choice, Unit 5, Week 3
Read aloud a favorite book about ramps or wheels.
Read Together: Educator’s Choice, Unit 5, Week 4
Read aloud Samantha on a Roll, Ten on the Sled, or another book about rolling or sliding.
Read Together: Mama Zooms #1
Read the book Mama Zooms. Discuss with children how some people cannot walk and that a wheelchair helps them move around and go places.
Read Together: Mama Zooms #2
Reread Mama Zooms with lots of expression and have children act out the motions in the book.
Read Together: Roll, Slope, Slide: A Book About Ramps #1
Read the book and have children listen actively as they use hand and body motions to act out action words and phrases.
Read Together: Roll, Slope, Slide: A Book About Ramps #2
Read Roll, Slope, Slide: A Book About Ramps and have children point out how ramps make some things easier to do.
Read Together: Roller Coaster #1
Read a story about a girl who goes on her first roller coaster ride. Have children notice what happens when the roller coaster goes up and down the hills.
Read Together: Roller Coaster #2
Read the book Roller Coaster and encourage children to act out all the motion words.
Read Together: Samantha on a Roll #1
Read slowly and with expressions so children can enjoy the rhythm of the words as Samantha rolls in and out of different situations.
Read Together: Samantha on a Roll #2
Have children focus on the obstacles Samantha hits as she rolls down Hawthorn Hill.
Read Together: Ten on the Sled #1
Read Ten on the Sled by Kim Norman. Discuss the animals on the sled and predict what will happen as they go down the hill.
Read Together: Ten on the Sled, #2
Make connections to ramps, steepness, and how different move slide down hills as you read Ten on the Sled. Talk about the “main idea” of a story.
Read Together: The Little Engine That Could #1
Read about a little engine that pulled toys over a large mountain. Discuss how the different trains moved up and down the mountain.
Read Together: The Little Engine That Could #2
Reread The Little Engine That Could. Discuss how some of the cars have wheels but cannot move on their own. Act out pushing and pulling.
Read Together: What Do Wheels Do all Day?
Read aloud What Do Wheels Do All Day? Discuss how each character uses wheels to move around and do different things.
Recite Together: “Down the Ramp”
Introduce children to a chant about ramps. Recite it using hand motions and have children join you.
Recite Together: “Feelings”
Recite the rhyme “Feelings” with children and ask them to act out the feeling words as you read them the rhyme.
Recite Together: “On the Hill”
Review what children have observed about objects rolling down a hill. Recite a poem about rolling down a hill.