New week...new story

Continuing with our Things That Move theme, we have shifted gears this week.  For the last two weeks, we focused on moving our bodies.  For the next two weeks, we're focused on moving from one place to another--traveling.  

We're reading The Bag I'll Take to Grandma's by Shirley Neitzel...

To make it a little easier for larger classes to see the book, I have projected the book using PowerPoint and our SMART Board.  We also use pictures...

Pictures used with story

 ...and the actual items...

Actual items from the story

...to help with telling the story.  Then we have an activity on the SMART Board to help us with recalling events and vocabulary from the story.  With some of the groups, we will focus on the difference between things we NEED to pack for a trip and the things we WANT to pack.

Balloon Pop - vocabulary from the story

Memory Game - Things we WANT

Sorting Game - want vs. need