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PreK/K Literature class ideas
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We attend a fine arts co-op where the moms also teach enrichment classes. I teach a knitting/crocheting/spinning class, a sewing class and a literature class for PreK/K class. In the past some of the moms did things like read about four books, have them color a page, play ’till end of class (class is 40 minutes). Another mom did Five in a Row.
I’m not too big on crafts, so I’d like to keep this simple, but fun. I’ve gone through my personal book shelves and picked some favorites and I’ve also printed out SCM’s book list for little ones. Definitely some poetry in there. I’m thinking I’d like to do some narration with them after each story, then maybe alternate homemade play-dough and something else.
I’d love some fresh ideas. Learn a song? Crazy hat?! 🙂 This is the first class of the day, so sometimes there’s a snack during this class. I could volunteer to always be the one to provide the snack and tie it in to the books somehow. I would like the class to be a sweet start to their day, expose them to classic wonderful books, develop a rhythm and a routine that they would become accustomed to but not be bored with, and lastly something they would look forward to and remember fondly. Thanks for any ideas!
Blessings,Lisa
My mom taught elementarty school and a big thing I remember her doing as a teacher was reader’s theater. It may or may not work for kids this young who aren’t reading yet, but they act out what’s going on in the story as they read it aloud. Maybe you could do that after you read it, either with the kids acting out parts, or with puppets or dolls of sometime. Learning songs is a great idea! My DD is almost 9 and still walks around singing songs from her preschool Sunday school class. She also talks about all the time how she read a story once in preschool about a bear who climbed up a honey tree, and when the story was over, they all got to taste a little bit of honey off a spoon. (and she felt special because she had pooh bear on her dress and then teacher mentioned it!
)I’d start with a good morning song/chant (Just a quick google search will bring up several cute ones to pick from) to get everyone together and set the tone. As you read the book, invite the kids to talk about the pictures, what they think will happen next and make comments. I know my sister, who runs an inhome daycare, uses a cheap plastic microphone for the kids to pass around and talk so they’re not overlapping each other.
That’s all I can think of at the moment, but it sounds like you have some good ideas already! Good luck. That’s great you get to do this class! 🙂
~Kate
Last year our CM co-op used the curriculum from Wee Folks. It was a story, a poem, and some type of handicraft with our littles. It was a great year. I’ve also done FIAR style. Faves were Katy and the Big Snow with packing peanuts for snow (HUGE HUGE HUGE MESS, but worth it) and Caps for Sale (20 different hats, screaming/flying monkey toy).
I had that age for co-op lit a few yrs back. We read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Chicka Chicka 123. Everyone got a cookie sheet for CC124 w/ magnetic numbers and a CC tree to make the numbers climb up the tree. And for CCBoom Boom everyone got a letter on a popscicle stick while I read the book they got to hold up their letter/letters that were read and made them dance.
There is a lot of fun ideas on the internet for these two books!!
For the 1-3rd we read Winnie the Pooh and did some activites as well ..also from the internet..easy to find! Yet not TOO teacher involved! 🙂
These are all great ideas! Keep ’em coming! Another question that came to my mind…
How would Miss Mason teach this class?
Oooh, I just thought of something else. Going to write it here so I don’t forget! 😉
I’ll put together blank page booklets with a cover for each child. I’ll put the titles of the books that we’ve read and maybe they can either draw a picture or dictate something to me that they liked about it and I can write it on the page. Hmmm…might be a nice keepsake for the moms.
oh I like that! and on the first day, give them markers and stickers to decorate the front cover and then write “Name’s Story Journal Autumn 2012” or something along those lines on the cover 🙂
How would Miss Mason teach this class? Quite honestly, I don’t know that she would be teaching it at all. She thought that young children (under 6), were entitled to “a quiet growing time” and the two most important things they needed to be doing was developing good habits and spending a lot of time outside. So I’m not sure she would have really advocated any kind of formal activities for preschoolers.
That said, I think you have some wonderful ideas here. Just because CM wasn’t a fan of structured preschool doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with what you’re doing. I do some structured activities with my preschooler just because he begs for it and enjoys the time with me. Take what CM says for what it’s worth, and adapt to fit your situation. (True for all of what she says.)
Jen
FWIW,
Jen
I’d plan some activities based on one or more of the stories. For example, we read the book “Bear Snores on” by Karma Wilson, as well as the others in the series. In the story, several animals take refuge in Bear’s cave, each contributing something to an impromptu meal. My kids spent hours building a ‘lair’ in the backyard, and then collected twigs, rocks, pinecones, etc. that all represented different things they were bringing to the party. They played this for days, acting out the story, then creating their own versions of it.
Many author’s websites have ideas for such activities. Karma Wilson’s is http://karmawilson.com/teachers.htm
Another resource is http://www.lessonpathways.com/Pathways/Detail?path=%2fLangauge_Arts%2fK-LanguageArts There are little units set up that each revolve around a story or book. Everything is available online. Some ideas will be very twaddle-ish, but some are good. As with most things, if you use it with discretion, you can find pearls.
Joanne
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