- small number chart or cards
- Ten Dirty Pigs/Ten Clean Pigs (book)
- drip
- splash
- water
MA Standards:
Literature/RL.PK.MA.6: With prompting and support, “read” the illustrations in a picture book by describing a character or place depicted, or by telling how a sequence of events unfolds.
Head Start Outcomes:
Literacy Knowledge/Book Appreciation and Knowledge: Shows interest in shared reading experiences and looking at books independently.
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.
One-on-One Reading: Ten Dirty Pigs/Ten Clean Pigs
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Skill Focus: Concepts of Print, Counting, Number Concepts, Number Recognition, Vocabulary
Read aloud Ten Dirty Pigs/Ten Clean Pigs by Carol Roth to individuals or small groups. As you read, ask children to point to and count the pigs on each page. Point to the matching numeral on the number chart.
When you finish reading the first part of the book, ask a child to close the book and turn it upside down to begin the second story. Explain the meaning of unfamiliar words such as grime, grit, pose, primp, and slime.