- browsing box
- color circle labels for boxes
- books about the colors red, brown, and green
- color
MA Standards:
Foundational Skills/RF.PK.MA.1.a: Handle books respectfully and appropriately, holding them right-side-up and turning pages one at a time from front to back.
Head Start Outcomes:
Literacy Knowledge/Book Appreciation and Knowledge: Recognizes how books are read, such as front-to-back and one page at a time, and recognizes basic characteristics, such as title, author, and illustrator.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 7: Develop familiarity with the forms of alphabet letters, awareness of print, and letter forms.
Independent and Partner Reading, Unit 2, Week 4
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Skill Focus: Book Care and Handling, Concepts of Print, Parts of a Book, Vocabulary
Provide separate browsing boxes full of books about the colors red, green, and brown. Label each box with a corresponding color circle. Ask,
- If you wanted to read more about things that are red, what box would you go to?
- Allow children time to browse through the book boxes with a partner.