Language, Literacy, and Communication
Language, reading and writing skills develop together and are interconnected. ... These literacy skills are developed through real life and meaningful experiences for the children. Language is a means by which children learn about the world and communicate with their peers and practitioners.
Items to add to your dramatic play area:
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All Different Types of Books
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Dry Erase Boards
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Markers
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Alphabetical Letters
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Tape Recorder
Name of Activity:
Originating Idea: Two-Way Communication
Curriculum Area: Language, Literacy, and Communication
Materials:
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Farm House
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Animals
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Teacher Interaction
Appropriate Age group: 2 and under.
Beginning of Activity
Opening statement:
Explain to the children that were going to be playing with a fame house. We will be explaining to the children the pieces they are picking up.
Middle of Activity
Early:
Have the children in the early stage be picking up the animals and showing them to you. You tell the children what the animal is and make the animals sound.
Middle:
Have the children in the middle stage be picking up the animals and showing them to you. You ask the children what the name of the animal is. When they tell you the name of the animal ask them if they know the sound that animal makes.
Later:
Have the children in the later stage be picking up the animals and showing them to you. You ask the children what the name of the animal is. When they tell you the name of the animal ask them if they know the sound that animal makes. If they make the sound, tell them the name of the baby version of that animal. Expanding their vocab.
End of Activity
Follow up with the children. Ask them what new animals they like the best and what sounds are their favorite.
Follow Up Ideas:
Add these animals to their dramatic play area, or making a farm sensory table.
Add different sized animals to the play area, talking about babies and mommys and daddys.
Name of Activity: What's in the Book?
Originating Idea: Exploring print
Curriculum Area: Language, Literacy, and Communication
Materials:
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Large Books
Appropriate Age group: 1 and up
Beginning of Activity
Opening statement:
Talk to the children about exploring print. Ask them if they'd be interested in talking about pictures. Discussing what we may find in the pages.
Middle of Activity
Early:
Showing these children the pictures. Explaining the photo and what their doing.
Middle:
Show these children pictures in the book. Ask them what they see? What are the characters doing?
Later:
Show these children pictures in the book. Ask them what they see? What are the characters doing? If they are able to tell you the characters, follow up with them and ask about colors or other objects.
End of Activity
Put these books into thier library.
Ask the children if they seen their favorite character.
Or if something stood out in the book that they really liked.
Follow Up Ideas:
Put these books into thier library.
Giving the children magazines from furniture stores and allow them to find what is in their home.
Name of Activity: Simon Says
Originating Idea: Listening and Responding
Curriculum Area: Language, Literacy, and Communication
Materials:
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Music
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Children
Appropriate Age group: 1 and up
Beginning of Activity
Opening statement:
Explain to the children how Simon Says works and when they hear to touch a body part they touch it.
Middle of Activity
Early:
Simon says touch a body part.
Show these children where that body part is
Middle:
Simon says touch a body part.
These children will reach their parts.
Later:
Simon says touch a body part.
These children will be able to touch their body part before they see you do it.
End of Activity
Ask the children what their strongest part of their body is.
Follow Up Ideas:
lay this game during large group.
