HS Books and Beyond (multimedia books, flannel board stories, etc.)

Interest Area Changes to Environment

Books

Boxes

Books on tape / CD

CD Cases

DVD Cases

Flannel Board

Puppets

Keyboard (with cord cut)

Headphones (extra – cut the cord)

Microphone

Cassette Tapes

Cardboard Box T.V.

Newspaper

Magazines

Brochures

Menus

Old Cell Phones

ABC Magnets

ABC Stamps

Pamphlets

Fliers

Teaching Concepts for Large Group

1.  What ways do we read books at school?

2.  What ways do we read books at home?

3.  How can we make our own story? Pick topics and let children vote, then make the classroom story.

4.  Who are characters? What do they do?

Teaching Concepts for Small Group

1.  Have children write their name.  Have a book and have children find the letters in their name.

2.  Draw pictures for the classroom book mentioned above.

3.  Have the children retell the book read during story time. Let them hold the book, turn the pages, etc..

4.  Listen to book in the listening center. Have the children clap every time they hear a certain word.

5.  Read a book and list characteristics the children say about the main character.

6.  Listen to a book on tape. How is that different than being read to in person.

Teaching Concepts for Music Movement Wellness IMIL

1. Phon-ercise

All right, everybody.

Time to phon-ercise.

Put your hands in the air and say the letter.

Touch your shoulders and make the letter sound.

Touch the ground and name a word that begins with that sound.

A – /a/ – alligator

B – /b/ – ball

Cat – duck – egg – fish – girl -

House – iguana – jelly – king -

Lion – mouse – nest – octopus -

Pig – queen – ring – sun – top -

Umbrella – vest – wagon – x-ray

Yo-yo – zipper

2.  Alphardy

(Tune: “Jeopardy” Theme Song)

A for apple a-a-a.

B for bounce b-b-b.

C for cut c-c-c.

D for dig d-d-d.

E – elbow F – fan

G – gallop H – hop

I – itch J – jump

K – kick L – love

M – munch N – not

O – opera Q – quiet

R – run S – sew

T – talk U – upside

V – volley W – wiggle

X – x-ray Y – yawn

Z – zigzag

Letter sounds are all you need. Put them together and you can read!

Teaching Concepts for Finger-plays

1.  Here is My Book

Here is my book,

(hold hands together as if a book, then open)

I open it wide,

To see all the pictures,

that are inside.

2.  I Like Books

I like books

I really do –

Books with stories

And pictures, too.

Books of birds

And things that grow

Books of people

We should know.

Books of animals

And places, too,

I like books, yes I do.

Teaching Concepts for Outdoor Experiences

1.  Hide letters outside for children to find.

2.  Have a pretend campfire (tissue paper and toilet paper rolls) and flashlight.  Have children tell stories.

CLASS Concepts

Teaching Concepts for Distance Learning

1.Make an ABC/123 Sensory Bin

Take letter shapes, scrabble tiles, letter puzzle pieces, etc. and bury them in a sensory bin. You can use any fillers such as rice or sand. Set up a letter wash with warm, soapy water and foam or plastic letters. Alternatively, you can use numbers too.

2. Letter/number search

Use a magnifying glass to search letters/number of the week or just randomly in books, magazines, and anything that has words or numbers.

3. Move, Play and Learn opposites big and small, fast and slow.

Brainstorm opposites such as big/small, fast/slow, loud/quiet, wide/narrow, high/low, heavy/light.

In a big space: Move across the space that space starting with the first concept and end with its opposite. Example: players could begin by running very slow, gradually getting faster until they reach the other side. Or they can start by marching with big body and, as they cross the yard, gradually become smaller until they reach the end.

In a small space: Instead of moving across the space play the game by staying in place. Example: Marching in place, begin with big march to small march etc.

4. https://www.virtualmusicalinstruments.com

Let’s kids play instruments online. Instruments include the guitar, piano, pan flute, drums, and bongos.

5. www.starfall.com

Practice phonics skills with these read-along stories

6. https://pbskids.org/games