Literacy for Little People: Literacy Connections and Making Meaning UNIT: ALL ABOUT ME DANCE: BEING MOVED BY FEELINGS Target Grades: Pre-K, K-3, Sp. Ed Materials needed: pictures of children and adults showing different Large (at least 8” x 10”) emotions, easel pad and markers, paper, colored pencils and erasers. Record, tape or CD player. A variety of instrumental musical selections that create different moods (jazz or classical music, film or Broadway scores). Books featuring different feelings/emotion: by Arthur Dorros; Abuela Angel Child, Dragon by Michelle Maria Surat; by Aliki; by George Child Feelings I Feel: A Picture Book of Emotions Ancona; by Dr. Seuss; by Judith Viorst; Oh, The Go Anthony Shy Charles Places You’ll I’ll Fix by Rosemary Wells; by Ellen Somebody Called Me A My Heart Felt Sad Retard Today…and by Heidi Goennel; by Richard Paul Sometimes I Like to Be Alone The Dance O’Shaughnessy; Evans; by David Saltzman. The Jester Has Lost His Jingle Poetry book: A Kick in the Head by Paul B. Janeczko that have songs about feelings: by Greg and Steve from Kidding Around CD’s “The Body Roc” or Kids in Motion; My by Raffi from Singable Songs for the Very Young; “Shake Sillies Out” in the by Raffi from Rise and Shine. “I’m Mood” Mississippi Language Arts Competencies and Objectives: 1. The student will apply strategies and skills to comprehend, respond to, interpret, or evaluate a variety of texts of increasing levels of length, difficulty, and complexity. a. The student will understand and make simple inferences about text. (DOK 2) b. The student will respond to narrative and informational texts in a variety of ways that reflect understanding and interpretation. (DOK 2) Access points for Students with Cognitive Disabilities: Independent: student will identify pictures and symbols that provide information; Supported: student will identify pictures or objects that provide information; Participatory: student will respond to familiar persons and routines
Literacy for Little People: Literacy Connections and Making Meaning UNIT: ALL ABOUT ME DANCE: BEING MOVED BY FEELINGS Target Grades: Pre-K, K-3, Sp. Ed Materials needed: Large (at least 8” x 10”) pictures of children and adults showing different emotions, easel pad and markers, paper, colored pencils and erasers. Record, tape or CD player. A variety of instrumental musical selections that create different moods (jazz or classical music, film or Broadway scores). Books featuring different feelings/emotion: Abuela by Arthur Dorros; Angel Child, Dragon Child by Michelle Maria Surat; Feelings by Aliki; I Feel: A Picture Book of Emotions by George Ancona; Oh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss; I’ll Fix Anthony by Judith Viorst; Shy Charles by Rosemary Wells; Somebody Called Me A Retard Today…and My Heart Felt Sad by Ellen O’Shaughnessy; Sometimes I Like to Be Alone by Heidi Goennel; The Dance by Richard Paul Evans; The Jester Has Lost His Jingle by David Saltzman. Poetry book: A Kick in the Head by Paul B. Janeczko CD’s that have songs about feelings: “The Body Roc” by Greg and Steve from Kidding Around or Kids in Motion; “Shake My Sillies Out” by Raffi from Singable Songs for the Very Young; “I’m in the Mood” by Raffi from Rise and Shine. Mississippi Language Arts Competencies and Objectives: 1. The student will apply strategies and skills to comprehend, respond to, interpret, or evaluate a variety of texts of increasing levels of length, difficulty, and complexity. a. The student will understand and make simple inferences about text. (DOK 2) b. The student will respond to narrative and informational texts in a variety of ways that reflect understanding and interpretation. (DOK 2) Access points for Students with Cognitive Disabilities: Independent: student will identify pictures and symbols that provide information; Supported: student will identify pictures or objects that provide information; Participatory: student will respond to familiar persons and routines