Q&A: literacy in the classroom|Preschool Family Literacy Activities?
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Q&A–: Preschool Family Literacy Activities?
Can you give me some ideas for family literacy activities for preschoolers to do with their families at home or how parents can be involved in literacy in the classroom?
The following is the answer: (Hint: The answer is not necessarily.)
Answer by gemini
Family members can bring in a book to read to the class (or small group), either their favorites from home, from the library, or even just reading one already in the classroom.
Kids can bring in photos of family or events (their birthday party, a holiday, etc) and tell a story to the class about what happened who the people are, etc. Teacher can write it down, or not (oral story telling).
Kids can narrate something about their day, teacher writes it down, and send it home. Then the parent can read it w/ the child at home, and talk about the school day, and kids learn about written communication.
If parents speak another language, they could read (or tell) a story in their other language, then periodically stop and interpret, or ask kids to guess what is happening based on the tone of voice, etc. They could teach them one word from the new language and write it down, that the kids could practice that day (maybe a color or word of something in the class). Then after the parent leaves the teacher can try and incorporate the new word(s) from the parent.
Answer by Sabrina
Dear Anthony,
Reading blooms in our classroom with a beautiful celebration of literacy awareness. For starters, I go to the American Library Association (www.ALA.org) for a list of books to choose from. At the ALA I can choose from Caldecott Award Winning books and read reviews on each. These books are all available at our local library so parents can easily obtain them. I send a newsletter home to all my families explaining our theme, with a list of the books and activities they can participate in at home with their children.
Attached to each newsletter are 5 simple flowers I cut from construction paper. Parents can request additional flowers and they always do! Parents are encouraged to share a book a day (okay if they read the same over) and write the title down on the flower. At morning meeting the children share their reading experience and then attach their flower to a tree (simple tree I made from brown construction paper and taped to the wall). Each time a book is read in the classroom we do the same. Everyone loves to watch our tree bloom with a joy of reading!
We begin our literary theme with a field trip to the library (with all the parents who can attend) and everyone goes home with their own library card. For each book I create a multi-sensory experience. Meaning, instead of simply reading the book such as, “Where The Wild Things Are”, by Maurice Sendak , we engage in an array of activities that bring the entire story to life. These activities include everything from science and growing our own jungle (a variety of beans which sprout, vine & grow quickly), art and a wild things collage, to our healthy Wild Things Much n’ Crunch snack which is prepared by the children. We perform this very cool dance, where the children pretend to be the monsters in the book and like Max in the story uses his hands to say, “Be still” we learn some simple sign language (ASL) to calm those wild things.
Communication is key and my parents love that I share each activity with them. Here’s a link to a website that allows you to print out all of them.
http://learningstationmusic.com/docs/RockColor_HO.pdf
This is the quote near our tree and in my newsletter.
“We shouldn’t teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.” By BF Skinner
Here’s a link to the download for the CD “Literacy In Motion” by The Learning Station. This CD has songs, including “Wild Things” that correlate with all of the books we share. Combining music and movement with reading is simply the icing on the cake; creating the ultimate literacy experience that is fun and exciting!
http://store.learningstationmusic.com/literacyinmotioncddownload.aspx
Wishing your children and their families a joyful reading experience that will certainly last a life time!
Kudos to you for supporting literacy awareness!!!!
Sabrina
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literacy in the classroom–: Can you give me an idea on what to put up on our classroom door for the month of Literacy?
There’s a small competition happening in the school: each class decorates the classroom door that has something to do with Literacy and im not very creative so i cant think of something good. Any ideas? Please help!
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Answer by tummybulge
Here is an idea , put up a map of the world and the slogan “Reading opens up the whole world to you “
Answer by Steve
I would pick a book relevant to the age of the kids (Harry Potter) or one of the classics (Huckleberry Finn) and then decorate the room relevant to the book
Add your own answer in the comments! Star pupil, 82 years old, reading her lesson in adult class,…
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Digital ID: 1260007. Star pupil, 82 years old, reading her lesson in adult class, Gee’s Bend, Alabama, May 1939.. Wolcott, Marion Post — Photographer. May 1939
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