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Family Literacy Night
As a teacher you know and understand the importance of reading. You also know that in order for students to become proficient readers they must read, this includes reading at home. Therefore we must get parents involved with their children and reading. We will have our first annual Family Literacy Night at the end of March. I need for each grade level to list their planned activities onto the blog. Remember the idea is to get parents involved with helping their children at home, so the activities should be fun and simple. Thanks!
Directions:
I would like for you to comment as colleagues to describe activities that your grade level will do with parents on Literacy Night. You may create flash cards, phonics activities, vocabulary activities, games, use technology, and be as simple or as creative as you want. You may choose whatever grade-level you wish; the grade you currently teach, want to teach, or an activity you saw on line. There may also be more than one entry for a grade.
This activity would be for lower grades learning their ABC's (probably pre-k or kindergarten)
ReplyDeleteWe would have dot to dot activity pages that form pictures. Each dot would have a letter. The students will connect the dots by saying their ABC's in order (example: the first dot would be an A, second dot would be a B, and so on. You could also do this with numbers)
This website has readily available worksheets http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/LetterIdentificationActivities.htm , but there are websites where you can generate your own dot to dot activity pages if these are not what you are looking for.
BBennett
Great activity and website! I am sure students will enjoy this activity.
DeleteThere is a really great activity for 2nd graders located on this page: http://www.education.com/activity/article/antonym_synonym_tic_tac_toe_second/
ReplyDeleteThis game involves antonym-synonym tic-tac-toe. It is very simple, the title basically tells you everything that is involved with the game. The required materials and instructions are also located on the linked page.
Great activity to reinforce synonyms and antonyms.
DeleteI found a great family game that would work for all elementary grades at the following website http://www.proteacher.net/discussions/showpost.php?s=0531b6ee2010bbb5a5061019d98c8916&p=14396&postcount=2 .
ReplyDeleteThis would be a great activity to do with a kindergarten classroom since they are at the very beginning stages of learning how to read. Each Kindergarten teacher would be assigned to being a "reader room" or "chat room". The students and parents will start in their child's original classroom, and read a story to their child asking questions before, during and after that the teacher has written out for them. After reading to them, the parents and children will go to the kindergarten room across the hall and discuss with each other what they just read using some worksheets that the otehr teacher has provided as well.
Parents will read to their child "The Jacket I Wear in the Snow". In this book some of the words are replaced with pictures. When a parent reaches a picture he or she will point to it and allow the child to say the word. At the end of the story the student can draw a picture of something they would wear in the snow. The parent will help the student write why he or she would wear that garment in the snow.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that you have parents reading to their children with this activity! Hopefully this would encourage them to read every night together...or maybe every other night.
DeleteI would somehow incorporate the following activities. First, I would want the parents to see how the kids interact with the teacher while being read to. So, the teacher would read to the kids. For kindergarten, the teacher will read "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" aloud. Next, there will be an alphabet tree, like the one in the book. The kids, along with their parents, will create words on strips of poster-board to put on the alphabet tree. Finally, I would have simple, short stories set out so that the kids can read to their parents.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! I really like that you are allowing the teacher to model a read-aloud to the parents. We take for granted that all parents know how to help their children. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom was my favorite book to read with my own children.
DeleteThis would be a good activity for 6th grade students. I found this activity at: http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/instructionalmaterials/a/actvtoimprvread.htm
ReplyDeleteStudents choose books that have a movie version, as well. They read the book version. Then, watch the movie at their homes. Next, the students take note of how the book and movie differ from each other.
Additional ideas for Parent Night:
To involve parents, the teacher could form an interview type questionnaire. In this case, students would be allowed to choose 1 book out of 5 books. This would help make it easier for the teacher to form the questions. The parents would interview their child about their feelings about the book verses the movie version.
I love this! I do this activity with my 4th graders. We read Because of Winn Dixie and after we finish the book we watch the movie. I also have them compare and contrast the movie and book. They love doing this, so I know the older students will enjoy this.
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