Shared Writing
Modeling the writing process is similar to modeling the reading process. The children learn about the writing process by watching the teacher being involved in doing it. The teacher begins the writing by gathering the students around an easel and starts a discussion about a shared experience--it can be related to the focus theme. The teacher introduces the topic of discussion. The children share their ideas while the teacher records them on chart paper. As the teacher writes he/she verbalizes the skills he/she wants the children to learn about writing. She/he might verbalize the following:
1. How writing moves from left to right and top to bottom.
2. Review the formation of certain letters.
3. Stretch out sounds of words to model how they can do the same when they are attempting to spell words.
2. Make use of the words that are posted in their environment when trying to figure out how to spell them.
3. The use of capital letters and stop marks (periods, question and exclamation marks).
It is important that the children be actively involved in helping present ideas and attempting to spell new words.
Writing Center
This model can be posted in the writing center for the children to use in their own writing. This would need to be modified according to the group you are working with.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
CENTER ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILY AND PETS THEME
The activities below compliment the "FAMILY AND PETS" theme on the Kinderplans.com website.
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Family and Pets Theme
Literacy Centers
1. The reproducible emergent reader "The Perfect Pet" would be compiled, colored and the children would draw their perfect pet on the last page of the book. They could practice reading it together with a friend.
2. Sorting pictures that begin with the "i" sound (pictures found in the member's area under the heading "Alphabet Pictures).
3. Matching rhyming picture cards (found in the theme unit).
4. Practice printing the letter "i" using different methods (painting, salt tray,white eraser board, magnetic board, stamping it out with bingo markers or using the printing book found on the site).
5. Visual Discrimination - children could be matching the pet words with those on the picture cards (found in theme unit).
6. Word family activity - have two dice, the word families that have been previously introduced are printed on one and the initial consonants on the other. The children shake the dice and determine what word is made. This could be further extended to determine if it makes a real or nonsense word. A photograph of this activity can be found on the web site.
7. Practice sight words (new ones and previously introduced ones) using games and activities posted on the previous blog below.
These are just a few suggestions. You would not use all of them. Pick a few that would be suitable for your class. They can be placed in bins and the children can choose which one they would like to work with. I would have all the children complete the reader as one should go home every 3-5 days.
Writing Center
On the theme book page there are large and simple outlines of pets. These could be used to make shape books. The children could be drawing a picture of their favorite pet. They can use the sentence that was modeled in class time as a guide. Note: There will be a wide range of ability with completing this activity. Some children will be only scribbling, others making a few letters to a few able to print the complete full sentence
Math Center - Introduction to Money
Children could be sorting, estimating, counting and making money patterns.
Craft Center
1. The letter "i" picture mnemonic activity outlined on the website.
2. Activities displayed on the website,
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Family and Pets Theme
Science
Simple information books about pets could be placed in this center.
Dramatic Play Center
Pet Store - place a cash register and stuffed pet supplies in here. Each item could have small stickers or numbers placed on them. This is how many pennies it will take to purchase the item.
Listening Center
A copy of the book "I Wanna Iguana" (or another pet book) would be placed at this center along with the reading to listen to).
Library
Below you will find suggested books for the "Family and Pets" theme. You can click on the name of the book to find where the book can be ordered. Press back button to return back to this page.
1. I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff
2. The Perfect Pet by Margie Palatini
3. Clifford the Big Red Dog series by Norman Bridwell
4. Oh, The Pets you Can Get: All About Our Animal Friends by Tish Rabe
5. The Best Pet of All by David Larochelle
6. Cats, Cats, Cats by Leslea Newman
7. Dogs, Dogs, Dogs by Leslea Newman
8. My Family Book by Todd Parr
9. The Mommy Book by Todd Parr
10. The Daddy Book by Todd Parr
11. My Family is Forever by Nancy Carlson
Other Centers
1. Painting (easels)
2. Blocks (big and small)
3. Sand or Water
4. Puzzles
5. Overhead transparency (a copy of the emergent reader could be placed here and the children would model read the story).
6. Playdough center
7. Read Around the Room - Pictures of pets with their names are posted and children point to them using a special pointing tool. They read the name posted on the picture. Other print in the classroom could also be read. (there are pictures found on the theme page)
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Preschool and Kindergarten Activities
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Family and Pets Theme
Literacy Centers
1. The reproducible emergent reader "The Perfect Pet" would be compiled, colored and the children would draw their perfect pet on the last page of the book. They could practice reading it together with a friend.
2. Sorting pictures that begin with the "i" sound (pictures found in the member's area under the heading "Alphabet Pictures).
3. Matching rhyming picture cards (found in the theme unit).
4. Practice printing the letter "i" using different methods (painting, salt tray,white eraser board, magnetic board, stamping it out with bingo markers or using the printing book found on the site).
5. Visual Discrimination - children could be matching the pet words with those on the picture cards (found in theme unit).
6. Word family activity - have two dice, the word families that have been previously introduced are printed on one and the initial consonants on the other. The children shake the dice and determine what word is made. This could be further extended to determine if it makes a real or nonsense word. A photograph of this activity can be found on the web site.
7. Practice sight words (new ones and previously introduced ones) using games and activities posted on the previous blog below.
These are just a few suggestions. You would not use all of them. Pick a few that would be suitable for your class. They can be placed in bins and the children can choose which one they would like to work with. I would have all the children complete the reader as one should go home every 3-5 days.
Writing Center
On the theme book page there are large and simple outlines of pets. These could be used to make shape books. The children could be drawing a picture of their favorite pet. They can use the sentence that was modeled in class time as a guide. Note: There will be a wide range of ability with completing this activity. Some children will be only scribbling, others making a few letters to a few able to print the complete full sentence
Math Center - Introduction to Money
Children could be sorting, estimating, counting and making money patterns.
Craft Center
1. The letter "i" picture mnemonic activity outlined on the website.
2. Activities displayed on the website,
Note: You will have to press the "back button" if you wish to return back to this page.
Family and Pets Theme
Science
Simple information books about pets could be placed in this center.
Dramatic Play Center
Pet Store - place a cash register and stuffed pet supplies in here. Each item could have small stickers or numbers placed on them. This is how many pennies it will take to purchase the item.
Listening Center
A copy of the book "I Wanna Iguana" (or another pet book) would be placed at this center along with the reading to listen to).
Library
Below you will find suggested books for the "Family and Pets" theme. You can click on the name of the book to find where the book can be ordered. Press back button to return back to this page.
1. I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff
2. The Perfect Pet by Margie Palatini
3. Clifford the Big Red Dog series by Norman Bridwell
4. Oh, The Pets you Can Get: All About Our Animal Friends by Tish Rabe
5. The Best Pet of All by David Larochelle
6. Cats, Cats, Cats by Leslea Newman
7. Dogs, Dogs, Dogs by Leslea Newman
8. My Family Book by Todd Parr
9. The Mommy Book by Todd Parr
10. The Daddy Book by Todd Parr
11. My Family is Forever by Nancy Carlson
Other Centers
1. Painting (easels)
2. Blocks (big and small)
3. Sand or Water
4. Puzzles
5. Overhead transparency (a copy of the emergent reader could be placed here and the children would model read the story).
6. Playdough center
7. Read Around the Room - Pictures of pets with their names are posted and children point to them using a special pointing tool. They read the name posted on the picture. Other print in the classroom could also be read. (there are pictures found on the theme page)
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Preschool and Kindergarten Activities
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Center Activities for the ALL ABOUT ME theme
The activities below compliment the "All About Me" theme on the Kinderplans.com website.
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All About Me Theme
Literacy Centers
1. The reproducible emergent reader retelling of the "Queen's Feet" would be compiled and colored. The children could practice reading it together with a friend.
2. Picture sorting of ones that begin with the "qu" sound (pictures found in the member's area under the heading "Alphabet Pictures).
3. Locating pictures that rhyme with the word "me" (pictures found in the theme book).
4. Practice printing the letter "q" using different methods (painting, salt tray,white eraser board, magnetic board, stamping it out with bingo markers or using the printing book found on the site).
5. Word family activity - one foot template would have the "et" word family on it and the children must find another foot with an initial consonant on it. The children would say the new word when joining the two feet together. Note: This would need to be demonstrated in class previously. This would be a difficult activity if most of the children do not know their initial letter sounds yet, however, it offers a challenge to those children who are ready for this.
6. Each child has an envelope with the letters of their name in it. These letters are in mixed-up order in boxes. They must cut the boxes and place the letters in order to make their name on a strip of construction paper (their picture could also be placed here). They can use the name printed on the envelope to guide them. Older students can also print the name below it.
7. The children could practice stamping their name using alphabet stamp letters.
8. The children could be making their name using alphabet magnetic letters.
9. As a review of letters previously learned, the children could be making letter patterns using the alphabet stamps or magnetic letters. Example: c, a, q c,a,q c,a,q. Older children could print this pattern.
10. Practice sight words (new ones and previously introduced ones) using games and activities posted on the previous blog below.
These are just a few suggestions. You would not use all of them. Pick a few that would be suitable for your class. They can be placed in bins and the children can choose which one they would like to work with. I would have all the children complete the reader as one should go home every 3-5 days.
Writing Center
The children would be drawing a picture of themselves and writing a sentence. They can use the sentence that was modeled in class time as a guide. Note: There will be a wide range of ability with completing this activity. Some children will be only scribbling, others making a few letters to a few able to print the complete full sentence.
Math Center
Traced and cut foot outlines will be placed in this center. The children will arrange them from smallest to biggest or shortest to longest. They must estimate how long each foot is using an assigned measurement tool (I like using snap cubes because they are easier to work with). They would measure the foot to see how close their estimation was. This would be demonstrated in class prior to going to the center.
Craft Center
1. The letter "q" picture mnemonic activity outlined on the website.
2. Have children pretend they are "king" or "queen" for the day by making the craft activity displayed on the website.
Note: You will have to press the "back button" if you wish to return back to this page.
All About Me Theme
Social Studies
Simple board games where children learn about cooperation and taking turns.
Dramatic Play Center
The children will be preparing for "About Me" party as outlined in the theme unit. You could also place dress-up clothes in this center.
Listening Center
A copy of the book "The Queen's Feet" (or another book on self-control) would be placed at this center along with the reading to listen to).
Library
Below you will find suggested books for the "About Me" theme. You can click on the name of the book to find where the book can be ordered. Press back button to return back to this page.
1. Queen's Feet by Sarah Ellis
2. The Nose Book Al Perkins
3. My Hands by Aliki
4. I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont
5. My Two Hands, My Two Feet by Rick Walton
6. Adventures of a Nose by Viviane Schwartz
7. Eyes, Nose, Fingers and Toes by Judy Hindley
8. The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
9. I Like Me by Nancy Carlson
10. My Feet by Aliki
11. On the Day You Were Born by Debra Frasier
12. This is My Body by Mercer Mayer
Other Centers
1. Painting (easels)
2. Blocks (big and small)
3. Sand or Water
4. Puzzles
5. Overhead transparency (a copy of the emergent reader could be placed here and the children would model read the story).
6. Playdough center (could be making their names).
Note: You will have to press the "back button" if you wish to return back to this page.
All About Me Theme
Literacy Centers
1. The reproducible emergent reader retelling of the "Queen's Feet" would be compiled and colored. The children could practice reading it together with a friend.
2. Picture sorting of ones that begin with the "qu" sound (pictures found in the member's area under the heading "Alphabet Pictures).
3. Locating pictures that rhyme with the word "me" (pictures found in the theme book).
4. Practice printing the letter "q" using different methods (painting, salt tray,white eraser board, magnetic board, stamping it out with bingo markers or using the printing book found on the site).
5. Word family activity - one foot template would have the "et" word family on it and the children must find another foot with an initial consonant on it. The children would say the new word when joining the two feet together. Note: This would need to be demonstrated in class previously. This would be a difficult activity if most of the children do not know their initial letter sounds yet, however, it offers a challenge to those children who are ready for this.
6. Each child has an envelope with the letters of their name in it. These letters are in mixed-up order in boxes. They must cut the boxes and place the letters in order to make their name on a strip of construction paper (their picture could also be placed here). They can use the name printed on the envelope to guide them. Older students can also print the name below it.
7. The children could practice stamping their name using alphabet stamp letters.
8. The children could be making their name using alphabet magnetic letters.
9. As a review of letters previously learned, the children could be making letter patterns using the alphabet stamps or magnetic letters. Example: c, a, q c,a,q c,a,q. Older children could print this pattern.
10. Practice sight words (new ones and previously introduced ones) using games and activities posted on the previous blog below.
These are just a few suggestions. You would not use all of them. Pick a few that would be suitable for your class. They can be placed in bins and the children can choose which one they would like to work with. I would have all the children complete the reader as one should go home every 3-5 days.
Writing Center
The children would be drawing a picture of themselves and writing a sentence. They can use the sentence that was modeled in class time as a guide. Note: There will be a wide range of ability with completing this activity. Some children will be only scribbling, others making a few letters to a few able to print the complete full sentence.
Math Center
Traced and cut foot outlines will be placed in this center. The children will arrange them from smallest to biggest or shortest to longest. They must estimate how long each foot is using an assigned measurement tool (I like using snap cubes because they are easier to work with). They would measure the foot to see how close their estimation was. This would be demonstrated in class prior to going to the center.
Craft Center
1. The letter "q" picture mnemonic activity outlined on the website.
2. Have children pretend they are "king" or "queen" for the day by making the craft activity displayed on the website.
Note: You will have to press the "back button" if you wish to return back to this page.
All About Me Theme
Social Studies
Simple board games where children learn about cooperation and taking turns.
Dramatic Play Center
The children will be preparing for "About Me" party as outlined in the theme unit. You could also place dress-up clothes in this center.
Listening Center
A copy of the book "The Queen's Feet" (or another book on self-control) would be placed at this center along with the reading to listen to).
Library
Below you will find suggested books for the "About Me" theme. You can click on the name of the book to find where the book can be ordered. Press back button to return back to this page.
1. Queen's Feet by Sarah Ellis
2. The Nose Book Al Perkins
3. My Hands by Aliki
4. I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont
5. My Two Hands, My Two Feet by Rick Walton
6. Adventures of a Nose by Viviane Schwartz
7. Eyes, Nose, Fingers and Toes by Judy Hindley
8. The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
9. I Like Me by Nancy Carlson
10. My Feet by Aliki
11. On the Day You Were Born by Debra Frasier
12. This is My Body by Mercer Mayer
Other Centers
1. Painting (easels)
2. Blocks (big and small)
3. Sand or Water
4. Puzzles
5. Overhead transparency (a copy of the emergent reader could be placed here and the children would model read the story).
6. Playdough center (could be making their names).
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Literature Selections for Colors Theme Unit
Listed below you will find some recommended books for the "Colors" theme. You can click on each title to find a copy of the book online.
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1. Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
2. Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
3. The Big Orange Splot by Daniel by Daniel Pinkwater
4. A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni
5. Of Colors and Things by Tana Hoban
6. Leaves Change Colors by Betsy Maestro
7. What Makes a Rainbow by Betty Ann Schwartz
8. I love the book What Makes a Rainbow? My kids love the book. The illustrations are inviting, and of course the ribbons going through the book is lots of fun! THANKS CARRIE!
Click on the link for more Kindergarten and Preschool Activities related to the "Color" theme.
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1. Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
2. Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
3. The Big Orange Splot by Daniel by Daniel Pinkwater
4. A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni
5. Of Colors and Things by Tana Hoban
6. Leaves Change Colors by Betsy Maestro
7. What Makes a Rainbow by Betty Ann Schwartz
8. I love the book What Makes a Rainbow? My kids love the book. The illustrations are inviting, and of course the ribbons going through the book is lots of fun! THANKS CARRIE!
Click on the link for more Kindergarten and Preschool Activities related to the "Color" theme.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Alphabet and Sight Word Games
Below you will find suggested game activities for reinforcing the alphabet and sight words.
Please Participate!
Please feel free to add your ideas, just click on the comments button at the end of this posting, type your comment. I will add your suggestion when I receive notification that a comment has been added.
1. Alphabet and Sight Word Bingo
Children really enjoy playing alphabet or sight word bingo. This is a really worthwhile activity in reinforcing letters or words they have previously learned. The link below provides a free software to make bingo cards. It allows you to shuffle the letters and words to different locations.
Bingo Card Software
2. Alphabet or Sight Word Musical Chairs
This would be a great activity to do during gym time. Post letters or words on chairs or just taped to the floor. Play music and once the music stops children must find a letter or word. They must say the name of the letter or identify an object that begins with the same letter sound or sight word.
3. Easter Egg Hunt
Purchase a large container of different colored plastic eggs. Place letters or words in each egg. Hide them around the classroom or in a center. Children must hunt and find them. Once they find the egg they open it and say the name of the letter or something that begins with that letter sound or the focus sight word. If they are correct they can keep the egg. The one with the most eggs wins the game.
4. The Prize Egg (played similar to hot potato). Have different colored plastic eggs (enough for each child). Again, put a letter or word in each egg. The children assemble in a circle. As music is playing the eggs are being passed around in a circle. When the music stops, the children discontinue passing the eggs. Call out a certain color of egg as being the "prize egg". The children holding the prize eggs must open it and say the name of the letter or an object that begins with that letter sound or focus sight word(s).
5. Rolling the Dice
Make your own dice or purchase wooden ones. Print the alphabet letters or words you would like the children to practice. Children roll the dice and say the letter or word printed on it.
6. Alphabet or Sight Word Concentration
Display a few alphabet letters or sight words for all the children view. Have children practice identifying them. Have children close their eyes and take one away. The children determine which one was taken away. This would be a good game to place in a center.
7. Alphabet or Sight Word Board Game
Make a game board (chart) with the words or alphabet letters you have been working on. Make cards with these letters or words and extra cards that do not contain these. Children pick a card. If they have one that is on the game board they can color it (the board can be laminated and the children can use washable markers). The child that has the game board completed will be the winner.
Another Version - More Difficult
You can use alphabet picture cards and the children eliminate the letter that the picture begins with. They must not only identify the letter but they must also be familiar with the sound it makes. The alphabet pictures found in the members area of our sister site could be used (sister site)
8. Alphabet or Sight Word Race
Place the alphabet letters or sight words you wish the children to identify on the floor at the end of the room (this would work even better in the gym). Line children up in two rows. Call out a letter or sight word. The first two children race to find it. The one who picks it up first takes it back to his/her group. The race continues until all the children have had a chance to race. The group that has the most, wins the game.
9. Playdough and Glitter Sight Words
When I was teaching, I had my students form the sight words out of Play Dough. They loved, it, of course. It is also very effective for tactile learners or very active kids.
My son, age 5, and I are making a sight word game right now. I write a sight word with pencil, and he writes over it with glitter glue pens. I am going to have him trace over his finished cards with his finger once dry, while he says the word out loud.
THANKS CARRIE!
More Sight Word Activities
1. Children make the focus sight words by using alphabet stamps.
2. Give children the sight word with the letters cut out. They must rearrange the letters to make the focus sight word(s).
More ideas can be found in the follow links:
Literacy Center Ideas
More Literacy Center Ideas
Please Participate!
Please feel free to add your ideas, just click on the comments button at the end of this posting, type your comment. I will add your suggestion when I receive notification that a comment has been added.
1. Alphabet and Sight Word Bingo
Children really enjoy playing alphabet or sight word bingo. This is a really worthwhile activity in reinforcing letters or words they have previously learned. The link below provides a free software to make bingo cards. It allows you to shuffle the letters and words to different locations.
Bingo Card Software
2. Alphabet or Sight Word Musical Chairs
This would be a great activity to do during gym time. Post letters or words on chairs or just taped to the floor. Play music and once the music stops children must find a letter or word. They must say the name of the letter or identify an object that begins with the same letter sound or sight word.
3. Easter Egg Hunt
Purchase a large container of different colored plastic eggs. Place letters or words in each egg. Hide them around the classroom or in a center. Children must hunt and find them. Once they find the egg they open it and say the name of the letter or something that begins with that letter sound or the focus sight word. If they are correct they can keep the egg. The one with the most eggs wins the game.
4. The Prize Egg (played similar to hot potato). Have different colored plastic eggs (enough for each child). Again, put a letter or word in each egg. The children assemble in a circle. As music is playing the eggs are being passed around in a circle. When the music stops, the children discontinue passing the eggs. Call out a certain color of egg as being the "prize egg". The children holding the prize eggs must open it and say the name of the letter or an object that begins with that letter sound or focus sight word(s).
5. Rolling the Dice
Make your own dice or purchase wooden ones. Print the alphabet letters or words you would like the children to practice. Children roll the dice and say the letter or word printed on it.
6. Alphabet or Sight Word Concentration
Display a few alphabet letters or sight words for all the children view. Have children practice identifying them. Have children close their eyes and take one away. The children determine which one was taken away. This would be a good game to place in a center.
7. Alphabet or Sight Word Board Game
Make a game board (chart) with the words or alphabet letters you have been working on. Make cards with these letters or words and extra cards that do not contain these. Children pick a card. If they have one that is on the game board they can color it (the board can be laminated and the children can use washable markers). The child that has the game board completed will be the winner.
Another Version - More Difficult
You can use alphabet picture cards and the children eliminate the letter that the picture begins with. They must not only identify the letter but they must also be familiar with the sound it makes. The alphabet pictures found in the members area of our sister site could be used (sister site)
8. Alphabet or Sight Word Race
Place the alphabet letters or sight words you wish the children to identify on the floor at the end of the room (this would work even better in the gym). Line children up in two rows. Call out a letter or sight word. The first two children race to find it. The one who picks it up first takes it back to his/her group. The race continues until all the children have had a chance to race. The group that has the most, wins the game.
9. Playdough and Glitter Sight Words
When I was teaching, I had my students form the sight words out of Play Dough. They loved, it, of course. It is also very effective for tactile learners or very active kids.
My son, age 5, and I are making a sight word game right now. I write a sight word with pencil, and he writes over it with glitter glue pens. I am going to have him trace over his finished cards with his finger once dry, while he says the word out loud.
THANKS CARRIE!
More Sight Word Activities
1. Children make the focus sight words by using alphabet stamps.
2. Give children the sight word with the letters cut out. They must rearrange the letters to make the focus sight word(s).
More ideas can be found in the follow links:
Literacy Center Ideas
More Literacy Center Ideas
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Follow-up Shared Reading Activities
After the children have been exposed to the text of a shared reading experience and have become familiar with it, the following follow-up activities could be employed. This would be appropriate for kindergarten aged children but not preschool.
Sentence Strips
The sentences from the story are placed on sentence strips. Students are asked to reconstruct the story using the strips. The teacher may do this together with the children and then they do this independently at the literacy center.
Cut-up Sentences
Give the children cut-up words from a sentence. The children are asked to rearrange the words to complete the sentence. A copy of the text is available to act as support. After, the children read and track as a final check.
Omitting Words
Provide the children with a sentence or sentences from the shared reading passage but this time omit words. The children are to find the words that are omitted. Again, you may want to provide the complete passage for verification.
Drawing
The above activities could also followed by a drawing to illustrate the sentence or sentences.
In the link below you will find more suggested reading activities
More Shared Reading Activities
Sentence Strips
The sentences from the story are placed on sentence strips. Students are asked to reconstruct the story using the strips. The teacher may do this together with the children and then they do this independently at the literacy center.
Cut-up Sentences
Give the children cut-up words from a sentence. The children are asked to rearrange the words to complete the sentence. A copy of the text is available to act as support. After, the children read and track as a final check.
Omitting Words
Provide the children with a sentence or sentences from the shared reading passage but this time omit words. The children are to find the words that are omitted. Again, you may want to provide the complete passage for verification.
Drawing
The above activities could also followed by a drawing to illustrate the sentence or sentences.
In the link below you will find more suggested reading activities
More Shared Reading Activities
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Shared Reading Daily Plans
Providing support for the children during shared reading time give the children the greatest sense of success. The teacher's job is to move the children from reading from memory to recognizing letters and their related sounds, recognizing patterns and wording families to recognizing chosen sight words and relaying this to new reading situations.
The emergent readers provided on the sister site http://www.kinderplans.com have been specifically designed to use for the purpose of introducing beginning reading skills in this supportive environment. Below you will find a weekly plan on how you can use one of the readers for the duration of a week.
DAY ONE
DAY THREE - SPECIFIC SKILLS RELATED TO THE TEXT ARE INTRODUCED
DAY FOUR
More shared reading activities can be found at:
Shared Reading in Kindergarten and Preschool
The emergent readers provided on the sister site http://www.kinderplans.com have been specifically designed to use for the purpose of introducing beginning reading skills in this supportive environment. Below you will find a weekly plan on how you can use one of the readers for the duration of a week.
DAY ONE
- Relate to student's background experiences - children talk about their own experiences related to the book topic. Example, prior to reading the reader "Jiggle Worms" the students would talk about how they felt the first day of school or trying something new.
- Predict what the story will be about
- Teacher reads and students listen. If this is an interactive reader the teacher may have the children predict what will go on the page and he/she demonstrates how to complete the interactive page(s)
- Teacher reads again, this time he/she tracks, students join in if they are able
- Students complete an activity related to the text. They may illustrate, color or complete an interactive page related to the story.
- Teacher and students reread the text.
- Students can share a page or other related activity from the previous day.
- Teacher has text prepared on sentence strips
- The strips are distributed to the students. The children use the master copy to reconstruct the text in a pocket chart or by lining up the strips on a bulletin board appropriately
- The teacher practices removing individual lines and students identify what has been removed.
- Students can complete this similar activity at the literacy center (cut out, rearrange and glue strips in the correct order). The master copy is always available for reference purposes.
DAY THREE - SPECIFIC SKILLS RELATED TO THE TEXT ARE INTRODUCED
- The children are now familiar with the text and the focus is on more specific skills such as learning the alphabet letter related to the text or sight word.
- The teacher presents the text with selected words masked (beginning with the focus sound or sight word). The masked words are written on individual word cards. these word cards are distributed to the students.
- Teacher and students read the text together, stopping to identify each masked word. As the masked word is identified by the students, they search their cards for the appropriate word card.
- Students are given a copy of the omitted words and complete this at the literacy center. A master copy is available for verification. Students put their copy in a special book and illustrate it. Other sight word activities could be employed. For example, unscramble the focus sight words, play sight word bingo or do a word search where the children locate the focus sight word.
- I would focus on the words within the text that use the letter focus sound. Determine words within the text that begin with that sound. Brainstorm for other words that begin with that sound. Act out the sound. For example for the letter "c" pretend to climb saying the sound as you do so.
- Distribute the alphabet picture cards. The children say the name of the picture and determine if it begins with this sound. Place all the picture cards that begin with that sound under the correct letter corresponding to that sound. These could be used for review purposes frequently. The children could do this independently at the literacy center, sorting picture cards that begin with that sound.
DAY FOUR
- Particular word patterns are selected from the text. For example, if there is a word within the text that contains the "at" word family this would be the focus of the lesson. Students might have simple spelling lesson printing or identifying words as they think of examples. Some of these words can be put in simple sentences for reading and for sentence dictation.
- Individual words which have become sight words for any student are written on word cards and students can place these in his/her word bank. Several times each week student take out their word banks to read their words and to engage in activities such as sentence construction using their words.
More shared reading activities can be found at:
Shared Reading in Kindergarten and Preschool
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Shared Reading
How to Display Predictable/Emergent Reader Books for Whole Class Reading
It is important that during shared reading time that all the students are able to see the print and pictures. The following methods could be used for this purpose.
1. The readers are copied onto an overhead transparency and shared in this manner.
2. Made into a predictable chart.
3. Many schools are now investing in smartboards or other whiteboard software. If the books are in downloadable formats you can share them directly from the computer to the board.
Shared Reading Procedures
1. Relate the story to the student's background experiences. Have students talk about their own experiences related to the book topic.
2. Ask students to predict what the story will be about based on the title and cover picture of the emergent/predictable book.
3. Read the story to the students, pointing to the words as you are reading (modeling the reading process).
4. As you read, encourage the students to begin to "chime in" on the sentences, phrases or words that repeat themselves. Complete the interactive components of the readers together (if the reader has one).
5. You may want to pause as you read in order to encourage students to predict the word(s) that comes next. This is especially valuable if you are working with rhyming words.
6. Discuss any new or unusual vocabulary with students as you read those words in the story.
7. After or during reading, encourage students to confirm or disconfirm predictions.
8. Read the story again. Encourage students to read the repetitive parts of the story with you or alone.
9. Pause for students to predict words - give a glue by saying the initial sound of the word.
10. Extend the presentation by acting out the text.
11. Have children complete the interactive component (if there is one) of the reader and share it with other students.
Click on the link below for more information on shared reading:
Shared Reading Samples
Click on the link below for more information on shared reading:
Shared Reading Samples
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
First Week of School Literature Suggestions
Below you will find literature suggestions for the beginning of the school year.
1. First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg (Charlesbridge Publishing
2000)
2. First Day, Hooray! by Nancy Poydar (Holiday House 2000)
3. Look Out Kindergarten Here I Come! by Nancy Carlson (Puffen
Books, 1999)
4. Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
(Puffin Books 2001)
You will find suggestions for books related to friendship on pages
62 and 63 "Week 2 Plans" in your "Friendship Theme.
1. First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg (Charlesbridge Publishing
2000)
2. First Day, Hooray! by Nancy Poydar (Holiday House 2000)
3. Look Out Kindergarten Here I Come! by Nancy Carlson (Puffen
Books, 1999)
4. Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
(Puffin Books 2001)
You will find suggestions for books related to friendship on pages
62 and 63 "Week 2 Plans" in your "Friendship Theme.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Emergent Readers
Our sister web site http://www.kinderplans.com/ has emergent readers that correpsond to teaching the alphabet. These are used as a shared reading experience where the children are introduced to each letter within the context of using the readers. Below is an outline of the names of the readers and the theme they are found within the member's area.
Letter Aa
Reader: "Ants Rhyme"
Colors Theme - Week 2 Plants - pages 31-34
Letter Bb
Reader: "Bugs on the Move" or "Brown Bear" retelling (Five Senses theme page)
Bugs Theme - Week 1 Plans - pages 17-21
Letter Cc
Reader: "Color Magic"
Colors Theme - Week 1 Plans - pages 16-22
Letter Dd
Reader 1: "Different Dinosaurs" in the Dinosaurs theme
Reader 2: "Dogs, Dogs"
Family and Pets Theme - Week 2 Plans pages 29-33
Letter Ee
Reader: "Extraordinary Eggs"
Nutrition Theme - Week 2 Plans - pages 15-20
Letter Ff
Reader 1 - "Five Fish" in the Ocean Theme
Reader 2 - "Rainbow Fish" retelling also on the Ocean theme page
Reader 3- "Families" in the Family and Pets theme
Letter Gg
Reader: "Goofy Glenda"
Halloween Theme - Week 1 Plans - pages 13-18
Letter Hh
Reader: "Helping Hands"
All About Me Theme - Week 2 Plans - pages 26-36
Letter Ii
Reader: "Isabelle It"
All About Me theme - Week 1 Plans - pages 13-18
Letter Jj
Reader: "Jumping, Jumping Fun"
Exercise Theme - Week 1 Plans - pages 19-24
Letter Kk
Reader: "Karate Kid"
Exercise Theme - Week 2 Plans - pages 27-33
Letter Ll
Reader: "Looking for the Letter Ll"
Valentines Theme - Week 1 Plans - pags 12-17
Letter Mm
Reader: "Funny Monster"
Numbers Theme - Week 1 Plans - pages 24-33
Letter Nn
Reader: "Napping Noozies"
Numbers Theme - Week 2 Plans - pages 39-52
Letter Oo
Reader: "Ollie Octopus"
Ocean Theme - Week 1 Plans - pages 27-34 Note: There is a revised one offered on the theme page.
Letter Pp
Reader 1: "Paddle, Paddle"
Transporation Theme - Week 2 Plans - pages 31-35
Reader 2:
Polar Bear, Polar Bear retelling on the Five Senses theme page
Letter Qq
Reader: "Quietly, Quietly" - Week 1 Plans - pages 15-19
Letter Rr
Reader: "Rolling, Rolling"
Weather Theme - Week 2 Plans - pages 32-39
Letter Ss
Reader: "Stars in the Sky" on the Space theme page
Letter Tt
Reader: "Trix the Cat"
Hide and Seek Theme - Week 1 Plans - pages 13-18
Letter Uu
Reader: "Under the Umbrella"
Weather Theme - Week 1 Plans - pages20-26
Letter Vv
Readers: "Valentine Mice" or "Valentine Hearts" on the Valentine theme page
Letter Ww
Reader: "Willie the Wacky Wizard"
Halloween Theme - Week 2 Plans - pages 26-32
Letter Xx
Nothing available
Letter Yy
Reader: "Yellow Yupple"
Transportation Theme page
Letter Zz
Reader: "Zooming Zombie"
Space Theme - Week 2 Plans - pages 45-52
Letter Aa
Reader: "Ants Rhyme"
Colors Theme - Week 2 Plants - pages 31-34
Letter Bb
Reader: "Bugs on the Move" or "Brown Bear" retelling (Five Senses theme page)
Bugs Theme - Week 1 Plans - pages 17-21
Letter Cc
Reader: "Color Magic"
Colors Theme - Week 1 Plans - pages 16-22
Letter Dd
Reader 1: "Different Dinosaurs" in the Dinosaurs theme
Reader 2: "Dogs, Dogs"
Family and Pets Theme - Week 2 Plans pages 29-33
Letter Ee
Reader: "Extraordinary Eggs"
Nutrition Theme - Week 2 Plans - pages 15-20
Letter Ff
Reader 1 - "Five Fish" in the Ocean Theme
Reader 2 - "Rainbow Fish" retelling also on the Ocean theme page
Reader 3- "Families" in the Family and Pets theme
Letter Gg
Reader: "Goofy Glenda"
Halloween Theme - Week 1 Plans - pages 13-18
Letter Hh
Reader: "Helping Hands"
All About Me Theme - Week 2 Plans - pages 26-36
Letter Ii
Reader: "Isabelle It"
All About Me theme - Week 1 Plans - pages 13-18
Letter Jj
Reader: "Jumping, Jumping Fun"
Exercise Theme - Week 1 Plans - pages 19-24
Letter Kk
Reader: "Karate Kid"
Exercise Theme - Week 2 Plans - pages 27-33
Letter Ll
Reader: "Looking for the Letter Ll"
Valentines Theme - Week 1 Plans - pags 12-17
Letter Mm
Reader: "Funny Monster"
Numbers Theme - Week 1 Plans - pages 24-33
Letter Nn
Reader: "Napping Noozies"
Numbers Theme - Week 2 Plans - pages 39-52
Letter Oo
Reader: "Ollie Octopus"
Ocean Theme - Week 1 Plans - pages 27-34 Note: There is a revised one offered on the theme page.
Letter Pp
Reader 1: "Paddle, Paddle"
Transporation Theme - Week 2 Plans - pages 31-35
Reader 2:
Polar Bear, Polar Bear retelling on the Five Senses theme page
Letter Qq
Reader: "Quietly, Quietly" - Week 1 Plans - pages 15-19
Letter Rr
Reader: "Rolling, Rolling"
Weather Theme - Week 2 Plans - pages 32-39
Letter Ss
Reader: "Stars in the Sky" on the Space theme page
Letter Tt
Reader: "Trix the Cat"
Hide and Seek Theme - Week 1 Plans - pages 13-18
Letter Uu
Reader: "Under the Umbrella"
Weather Theme - Week 1 Plans - pages20-26
Letter Vv
Readers: "Valentine Mice" or "Valentine Hearts" on the Valentine theme page
Letter Ww
Reader: "Willie the Wacky Wizard"
Halloween Theme - Week 2 Plans - pages 26-32
Letter Xx
Nothing available
Letter Yy
Reader: "Yellow Yupple"
Transportation Theme page
Letter Zz
Reader: "Zooming Zombie"
Space Theme - Week 2 Plans - pages 45-52
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Valentine's Theme Activity
For Valentine's Day my 3 and 4 year olds loved how I set up a color cup game with rubber colored hearts to correspond with the colored cups on one table. On another table I had Big Cardboard Red Hearts cut in half and each child was given one of the 1/2 hearts with a number on it. They then took turns looking to find the missing half of the heart by counting the mini heart stickers on the other half of the hearts and matching them up! I set a timer, 1/2 of the class did one activity and the other 1/2 did the other activity. Once the timer went off (5mins) they switched tables! Kept everyone occupied and happy while learning colors and counting!
Sharon
More Valentine Theme Activities
Sharon
More Valentine Theme Activities
"The Mitten" Activity
To add to the mitten/winter time theme. I created a worksheet of mittens with different designs and facing different directions. I cut out other matching mittens-(my kids are only 3) and they glue on the matching mitten next to the one on the worksheet. This is challenging for them and great for matching and visual discrimination. They all have a good time with it at the math center! Lisa Rustad
More Winter Theme Ideas
More Winter Theme Ideas
Literacy Center Activity
I have started using literacy centres with my classes and they are going very well. Each day we have four centres. One is to make the letters out of playdough. One is to paint the target letter. One is to make a tactile letter. One is magnet letters. One is usually a worksheet. More quick and easy ideas about literacy or math centres would be great. Marlene Sutton
More Literacy Center Activities
More Literacy Center Activities
Penguin Theme Activity
We are doing a penguin theme right now. Every morning we "waddle" (point our feet out) to circle time. The children think it's great fun! After cirlce time I layed out a big blue blanket(water) and put pillow on top(ice bergs)and the penguins(children) had to jump from ice berg to ice berg or swim in the water. We had fishy crackers as part of our snack because penguin love to eat snack. by Jennifer
Another Penguin Theme Activity
Another Penguin Theme Activity
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Kindergarten and Preschool Themes
Suggested Themes for Each Month of the School Year
Our sister site has suggested themes for each month of the school year and more. The suggested themes for each month are listed in the links below. These links will take you to the pages on our sister site with theme ideas. Ensure you click the back button to return to this page each time as it does not popup into a new window.
Suggested Theme Implementation
September
Friends Theme - First Day Plans
Colors Theme
October
Fall Theme
Halloween/Pumpkins Theme
Safety Theme
Family and Pets Theme
November
All About Me Theme
Numbers Theme
More on Numbers Theme
Community Helpers
December
Christmas Theme
Christmas Crafts
Five Sense Theme
January
Winter Theme
Nutrition Theme
Fairy Tales Theme - Look at the sidebar on the homepage of the website
February
Valentines Theme
Dinosaurs Theme
March
Ocean Theme
Spring Theme
Transportation Theme
April
Space and Robots Theme
Weather Theme
May
Bugs Theme
Plants Theme
June
Farm Theme
Zoo Theme
The mini themes Nursery Rhymes, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Easter, Graduation, St. Patrick's Day, Thanksgiving and Remembrance Day can be found in the links on the homepage
More Kindergarten and Preschool Themes
Our sister site has suggested themes for each month of the school year and more. The suggested themes for each month are listed in the links below. These links will take you to the pages on our sister site with theme ideas. Ensure you click the back button to return to this page each time as it does not popup into a new window.
Suggested Theme Implementation
September
Friends Theme - First Day Plans
Colors Theme
October
Fall Theme
Halloween/Pumpkins Theme
Safety Theme
Family and Pets Theme
November
All About Me Theme
Numbers Theme
More on Numbers Theme
Community Helpers
December
Christmas Theme
Christmas Crafts
Five Sense Theme
January
Winter Theme
Nutrition Theme
Fairy Tales Theme - Look at the sidebar on the homepage of the website
February
Valentines Theme
Dinosaurs Theme
March
Ocean Theme
Spring Theme
Transportation Theme
April
Space and Robots Theme
Weather Theme
May
Bugs Theme
Plants Theme
June
Farm Theme
Zoo Theme
The mini themes Nursery Rhymes, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Easter, Graduation, St. Patrick's Day, Thanksgiving and Remembrance Day can be found in the links on the homepage
More Kindergarten and Preschool Themes
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