Transition Song: The Color Song by The Learning Station
Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: draw, up/down, dog, horse, neighborhood, street, sidewalk, windows, door, trees, cars, park, grocery store, library, firehouse, traffic lights, big/little, in front/in back/on top/under/next to, What/Where/Who questions, plural -s, possessive 's, past tense -ed, environmental print such as McDonalds, or other store names.
This week, Miss Carrie drew a map of her neighborhood. She lives next to the park. She lives next to a lot of horses (many kids thought she was drawing a dinosaur or a giraffe. Miss Carrie needs to practice her drawing skills). She has big trees around her house. There is a McDonalds down the street and past some traffic lights.
Then, Miss Carrie rolled a big piece of paper all the way across the rug. She passed out crayons. Everyone lay down on their tummy to draw their neighborhood. Some people lived near animals. Some people lived near parks. There were big houses and small houses, rainbows, water, swings, and slides. We talked about what we had near our houses.
DO THIS AT HOME: Go for a walk or a drive around your neighborhood and talk about what you see. Then, at home, draw a map of the neighborhood. It doesn't need to be detailed or even accurate. The goal is to talk about what you see. The store, the gas station, animals, water, other homes, gardens, stop signs, stop lights. What ever you think will interest your child. You could draw a map to a grandparents house. You could draw a map to the store. Focus on your interaction and language with your child.
