Linking Language : Simple Language and Literacy Activities Throughout the Curriculum

Introduction 7(6) What Is Language Development? 7(1) What Is Early Literacy? 8(1) How to Use This Book 9(1) Using Centers To Support Emerging Language and Literacy Skills 9(1) Family Involvement in Literacy and Language Learning 10(3) Circle Time 13(26) You Are Jumping 14(2) Secret Message 16(2) What Do You See? 18(2) Stuffed Animal Mystery 20(2) Hot and Cold 22(2) Dog Show 24(2) Group Words 26(2) I Did/What Did You Do? 28(2) He or She? 30(2) What Does This Do? 32(2) How Do You Use It? 34(2) Let's Sign 36(3) Healthy Food and Snacks 39(22) Snack Time 40(2) Setting the Table 42(2) Yummy Shapes 44(2) Cooking and Learning 46(2) Yummy, Yummy 48(2) Mystery Raisins 50(2) Food Colors 52(2) Recipes for Our Favorite Foods 54(2) The Food Pyramid 56(2) Supermarket Classification 58(3) Dramatic Play 61(34) A Shopping We Will Go 62(2) Telephone Time 64(2) I'll Be the Mommy 66(2) Clothes Have Names Too 68(2) Wash Day 70(2) Hats 72(2) First Aid Station 74(2) Pet Shop 76(2) Beach Party 78(2) Shadow Creatures 80(2) Mommy and Daddy Helpers 82(2) Where Do I Belong? 84(2) What Does My Face Say? 86(2) Where Do I Live? 88(2) What Am I? 90(2) I Am 92(3) Outdoor Play 95(24) Parachutes 96(2) I Love a Parade 98(2) Listening Parade 100(2) Teddy Bear Picnic 102(2) Egg Hunt 104(2) Going Fishing 106(2) Let's Paint 108(2) Stop and Go 110(2) Red Light, Green Light 112(2) Falling Leaves Tree Match 114(2) Adventure Walk 116(3) Art 119(32) Tell Me About Your Picture 120(2) Art Show 122(2) Color Creations 124(2) All Bark No Bites 126(2) Color Rubbings 128(2) Make a Shape 130(2) Sound Pictures 132(2) Places We Go 134(2) How Did You Go? 136(2) Snowman 138(2) Winter Play 140(2) Topic Collages 142(2) Popsicle Puppets 144(2) Emotion Puppets 146(2) A Special Card For You 148(2) The Wheels Go Around 150(1) Sand and Water 151(24) Color Fish 152(2) Bubble Talk 154(2) Pouring and Filling 156(2) Highway in the Sand 158(2) Sand Table Landscaping 160(2) Sand Drawing 162(2) Water Drop Magnifier 164(2) Water Feelings and Looks 166(2) Look What I Found 168(2) Measuring 170(2) Opposites 172(2) Wash the Dishes 174(1) Music and Movement 175(28) Kitchen Band 176(2) Junky Funky Music 178(2) Move and Groove 180(2) Weather Moves 182(2) Monkey in the Middle 184(2) Follow Me 186(2) Backwards Fun 188(2) Dance Party 190(2) Quiet Time 192(2) Let's Make Some Noise 194(2) Quick as a Cricket 196(2) Where Would You Hide If You Were the Gingerbread Man? 198(2) Singing Helpers 200(3) Math 203(28) Shape Bingo 204(2) Fruit Pieces 206(2) What's Missing? 208(2) Shop 'Til You Drop 210(2) So Big 212(2) Higher and Higher 214(2) Cubby Counting 216(2) Counting My Toes 218(2) Number Hunt 220(2) The M&M Challenge 222(2) Trail Mix Math 224(2) First, Second, Finally 226(2) Number People 228(3) Science 231(24) Animal Homes 232(2) Behind the Wall 234(2) Touch and Tell 236(2) How Does It Feel? 238(2) Weight Time 240(2) The Big Stick-Up 242(2) Space Mud 244(2) Pollution Solution 246(2) Kaleidoscope 248(2) Which Way Would You Like to Travel? 250(2) Save the Earth-Recycle 252(3) Suggested Books 255(10) Index 265