Description: The lesson warms up with a counting game and shape puzzle. Reading pairs the wordless version of the story, “Animal Sounds,” from the Reading A-Z website with the Farm-Picture-Word Cards from the Prekinders.com website. Educators are encouraged to read the animal sounds with expression! In the connected activity, students draw themselves and a speech bubble with the words the student says. Students practice writing letters in their name and make a name puzzle. Parent engagement is encouraged with the use of the Translation Bookmark for the Farm-Picture-Word Cards (available in Burmese, Karen, and Spanish)
Resources from Other Websites:
- This lesson uses the English-Wordless version of this Level B book from the Reading A-Z website.
- The website has a 14-day free trial period, with limited access to the book titles.
- Otherwise, one needs to purchase a license to use for one year.
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- Note: If this story is unavailable, substitute with another farm story and add the animal sounds to the story
- Click here to download the Farm-Picture-Word Cards from the Prekinders.com website.
Resource Files Below: Click on the numbered, orange file names below the heading, “Book Resource Files,” to download. Individual file names highlight the user and printing needs:
- “Educator” means 1 copy for the Educator to reuse
- “Student” means the file is consumable, so need to print one copy per student
- “Parent” means files to leave with each family to use
MASTER SET
- One of everything, every language, except for the story
- Note: need to print the story separately, using the A-Z Reading website
- Note: need to print the Farm-Picture-Word Cards from the prekinders.com website link above