
Have them locate the title and the names of the author and illustrator.

Show children the cover of Samantha on a Roll by Linda Ashman. STEM Key Concepts: An object placed on an inclined plane will roll, slide, or stay put The shape of an object affects whether it will roll, slide, or stay putĮLA Focus Skills: Comprehension, Interpret Illustrations, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary © Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Early Education and Care (Jennifer Waddell photographer). Literacy Knowledge/Book Appreciation and Knowledge: Asks and answers questions and makes comments about print materials.Įnglish Language Arts/Reading and Literature 7: Develop familiarity with the forms of alphabet letters, awareness of print, and letter forms.Įnglish Language Arts/Reading and Literature 6: Listen to a wide variety of age appropriate literature read aloud.Įnglish Language Arts/Reading and Literature 10: Engage actively in read-aloud activities by asking questions, offering ideas, predicting or retelling important parts of a story or informational book. Literacy Knowledge/Alphabet Knowledge: Recognizes that the letters of the alphabet are a special category of visual graphics that can be individually named.

English Language Arts/Literature/ RL.PK.MA.1: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about a story or a poem read aloud.Įnglish Language Arts/Literature/RL.PK.MA.7: With prompting and support, make predictions about what happens next in a picture book after examining and discussing the illustrations.Įnglish Language Arts/Literature/RL.PK.MA.4: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in a story or poem read aloud.Įnglish Language Arts/Literature/RL.PK.MA.9: With prompting and support, make connections between a story or poem and one’s own experiences.Įnglish Language Arts/Foundational Skills/RF.PK.MA.1.d: Recognize and name some uppercase letters of the alphabet and the lowercase letters in one’s own name.
