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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.
Disappearing Objects Show
Invite children to put on their own magic show. Help them make connections to the book Abiyoyo.
Divvy Up!
Show children how to divvy up or divide food as a character in their read-aloud.
Does It Float?
Have children test objects to see if they will float or sink. Instruct children to place the objects in the “sink” or “float” half of a poster board based on what happened.
Down the Slide
Test how different materials can make your child move down a slide faster, slower, or not at all.
Draw and Write Together: A Story Map
Create a story map to tell the sequence of the story Samantha on a Roll by Linda Ashman.
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: About My Family
Make a list with children of different things they like to do with their families.
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: Boat Characters
Have each child choose a boat character in Toy Boat and continue the story.
Draw and Write Together: Building Riddles
Invite children to create riddles that describe materials and tools.
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: Color Mixing Chart
Create simple color-mixing charts to represent what happens when colors are mixed.
Draw and Write Together: Compare Versions of The Three Little Pigs
Create a “Same/Different” Chart to compare the versions of the three little pigs’ story.
Draw and Write Together: Comparing Stories
Have children compare similarities and differences about two versions of a story. Chart results.
Draw and Write Together: Dear Friends
Have children draw, dictate, or write a letter to a family member about something they liked in the story The Little Red Hen.
Draw and Write Together: Describe Abiyoyo
As a group, create a list of words that describe Abiyoyo. Help children make their own version of an Abiyoyo puppet using these descriptions.
Draw and Write Together: Family and Friends
Invite children to reflect on what they have learned about families and friends.
Draw and Write Together: Favorite Fruits
Have children try three different kinds of apples. Make a graph of which apple they liked the best.
Draw and Write Together: Favorite Instrument Graph
Print out or draw pictures of musical instruments on a chart and have children place their name card next to the instrument they like best.