Sunday, November 22, 2009

"The Best Thanksgiving Ever"

1. Narrative Skills
  • Ask your child to tell you something about the story.
  • Talk about the order of the book. For example cleaning house with dust mop and broom; pie in the oven and table is set; grandmother and granddaddy arrive; shared what they were thankful for; sang song; and ate corn.

2. Print Awareness

  • Print the words “Happy Thanksgiving” and place on refrigerator or wall; point to word and say “Happy Thanksgiving”; then ask child to say words.

3. Letter Knowledge

  • Cut out a picture of a turkey and print the word turkey below it; give the children some play dough and have them make the letter “t”.

4. Vocabulary

  • Watch the video again and talk about what is happening in the story
    Talk about what you are thankful for and ask them what they are thankful for.

5. Print Motivation

  • Make book-sharing time a special time for closeness between you and your child. Hold your child on your lap while they watch the video.

6. Phonological Awareness

  • Ask if the following words rhyme: “night” and “Dwight”; “broom” and “room”; “kisses” and “wishes”; “song” and “along”; and “horn” and “corn”
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Parents are the first influential teachers their children will have. When it comes to literacy, it is important for parents to continuously encourage their children to read. As a parent you can aid in your child's growth by encouraging them to engage in active exploration (reading, drawing, crafts, est.), and then to talk and write about their learning experiences. Theses are referred to as "Extension Activities."

Nana’s Extension Activities are attached to each story. Their purpose is to provide you with ideas on how to help your child develop important skills now so they can become good readers. Ideas will be broken down into the six pre-reading skills: narrative skills, print awareness, letter knowledge vocabulary, print motivation and phonological awareness.
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