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Workshop One

The Importance of Play Read Aloud Bailey Goes Camping

If You Take a Mouse to School

Shoo Fly! and instruments

Workshop Two

Temperament: Understanding Behavior

Oral Language

Pretend You’re a Cat

Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?

Shoo Fly! and instruments

Workshop Three

Temperament: Expectations and

Attributions Letter and Sound

The Giraffe Made Her Laugh

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Down by the Bay, puppets, and instruments

Workshop Four

Rituals and Traditions Letter and Sound The Flower Garden

What Mommies Do Best

Pretend You’re a Cat

Workshop Five

Language of the Home Oral Language The Farm Concert

A Mother for Choco

The Giraffe Made Her Laugh, What Will I Be?, character cards

Workshop Six

Parenting Styles: What’s True for You?

Phonological Awareness

Kipper

The Little Yellow Chicken Pete’s a Pizza, stuffed animals

Workshop Seven

Visioning the Future Print Concepts and Emergent Writing

Down by the Bay

Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?

10 Minutes till Bedtime, Good Night Gorilla, flashlight, banana, chair

Workshop Eight

Reflection on Past Experiences

Print Concepts Mrs. Wishy-Washy

The Scrubbing Machine

The Giraffe Made Her Laugh, character cards, props for performance, face painting

The modules presented here were funded in part by the Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education as part of the Virtual School Readiness Incubator Project, the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families as part of the Early Learning Opportunities Act/Bringing Education and Support to Teachers, Parents and Children (ELOA/BEST) Project, and the Florida Institute of Education at the University of North Florida.These prototype materials are still indevelopment and refinement and should be used with this caution in mind. The content of these modules doesnot necessarily reflect the views or policies or imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education, theDepartment of Health and Human Services, and/or the University of North Florida.

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Starter Activity: Play Centers Conversation Time: The Importance of Play Transition to Meal: Feed Me Now Meal and Discussion: My Favorite Play Activity Transition to Literacy: How Thankful We Will Be

Make Reading Fun

Starter Activity: What Is Your Name? Family Arts and Literacy: Make Reading Fun (Mouse) Activity One: Activity Card Routine Activity Two: Bailey Asks Questions Practice with Child: Bailey Asks Questions

Bailey Goes Camping If You Take a Mouse to

School Shoo Fly! and instruments

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Starter Activity: Love Notes Conversation Time: Which Animal Are You? Transition to Meal: Animals Going to Dinner Meal and Discussion: Like Me/ Like My Child Transition to Literacy: What Are You Wearing?

Words! Words! Words!

Starter Activity: Tony Chestnut Family Arts and Literacy: Learning Before Reading (DM #2) Activity One: Take a Look Activity Two: Dreaming Child Practice with Child: Dreaming Child

Pretend You’re a Cat Panda Bear, Panda Bear,

What Do You See?

Shoo Fly! and instruments

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Starter Activity: Acrostic Poem Conversation Time: Mismatch & Accommodation Transition to Meal: Who Is Going to Dinner? Meal and Discussion: Strategies to Accommodate Transition to Literacy: My Hands

Letters and Sounds

Starter Activity: The Letter Sound Listening Game Family Arts and Literacy: Wiggle-Jiggle Free Activity One: Letter Formations Activity Two: Letters Running up the Coconut Tree Practice with Child: Letters Running up the Coconut Tree

The Giraffe Made Her Laugh

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Down by the Bay, puppets, and instruments

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Starter Activity: Family Rituals Conversation Time: Traditions Transition to Meal: Wash Our Hands Meal and Discussion: Family Values Transition to Literacy: Greeting Song

Learning Letters

Starter Activity: Marching Around the Alphabet Family Arts and Literacy: Crazy Alphabet Activity One: Fun with Fun Facts Activity Two: Letter Match Practice with Child: Letter Match

The Flower Garden What Mommies Do Best

Pretend You’re a Cat

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Starter Activity: Talking Tic-Tac-Toe Conversation Time: Take Time to Listen Transition to Meal: If You Like to Eat a Feast Meal and Discussion: Being Your Child’s Tour Guide Transition to Literacy: It Is Time to Clean Our Mess

Using and Understanding Language

Starter Activity: Handshakes Family Arts and Literacy: Put Your Hands up in the Air Activity One: Choco’s Journey Activity Two: Mother May I? Practice with Child: Mother May I?

The Farm Concert A Mother for Choco

The Giraffe Made Her Laugh, What Will I Be?,

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Starter Activity: All About You (PEDAL) Conversation Time: What’s True for You? Transition to Meal: Are You Ready? Meal and Discussion: Changing Don’ts to Dos Transition to Literacy: Story Time

Phonological Awareness

Starter Activity: What Word Makes Sense Family Arts and Literacy: What Is Phonological Awareness? Activity One: Kipper’s Basket Activity Two: Leap Frog Practice with Child: Leap Frog

Kipper The Little Yellow Chicken

Pete’s a Pizza, stuffed animals

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When I Was Growing Up Conversation Time: A Day in the Life of My Child Transition to Meal: If You’re Hungry and You Know It Meal and Discussion: The Family That I Am In Now Transition to Literacy: Sing with Me

Print Concepts and Emergent Writing

Starter Activity: Down by the Bay Family Arts and Literacy: Characteristics of Children’s Writing Activity One: Writing Tic-Tac-Toe (new activity) Activity Two: Favorite Cookie Practice with Child: Favorite Cookie

Down by the Bay Who Took the Cookies from

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10 Minutes till Bedtime, Good Night Gorilla,

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Starter Activity: What Would You Say? Conversation Time: Reflections on the Workshops Transition to Meal: If You’re Hungry for Some Dinner Meal and Discussion: Like, Change, Add Transition to Literacy: Would You Like To…”

Punctuation Walk

Starter Activity: Mrs. Wishy-Washy Family Arts and Literacy: Punctuation Walk Activity One: Favorite Books Activity Two: Activity Reflection Practice with Child: Children’s Performance

Mrs. Wishy-Washy The Scrubbing Machine

The Giraffe Made Her Laugh, character cards,

props for performance, face painting

Family Conversations Literacy Session Literacy Bags Children’s Club

Table of SpecificationsFlorida Institute of Education at the University of North Florida © 2009