Clothes

Clothes

1. Kindergarten

2. Oral Language

   • Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos Irvine
   • All By Myself by Aliki
   • Corduroy by Don Freeman
   • What Should I Wear Today? by Jamie Kondrcheck
   • I Spy-Group activity asking children what do you see around the classroom.
   • How to sew a T-shirt, for kids and adults-Video on how to make clothing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAIfrCViTBY NJSLSA.SA.SL5 Make strategic use of digital media and visual display of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentation.
   • Fashion Show & Tell-Children expressing what they are wearing.
   • Matching game describing why the children think they match and including patterns.
   • Scraps by Lois Ehlert
   • Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London RL.K.2 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
   • What We Wear- Dressing Up Around The World by Maya Ajmera, Elise Hofer Derstine, Cynthia Pon

3. Vocabulary

   • Toppled- to fall over (Corduroy)
   • Fancy- something that looks very nice (Ella Sarah Gets Dressed)
   • Elastic- Stretchy (Froggy Gets Dressed)
   • Tugged- to pull (Froggy Gets Dressed)
   • Texture- the way the fabric feels
   • Thimble- a cover for your finger to make sure you don't get hurt with a needle
   • Garment- a piece of clothing
   • Silhouette- the shape of the clothing

4. Semantic Map SL.K.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.

   • Summer, Winter, Fall, Spring, Holidays
   • Texture, Thimble, Fabric, Garment, Sewing Machine, Thread
   • Gym, School, Birthday, Wedding, Graduation, Meeting, Casual, Gala, Sports Game
   • Shirts, Pants, Sneakers, Sandals, Blouses, Sweaters, Vests, Suits, Skirts, Shorts, Dresses, Jumpsuits, Boots, Hats, Gloves, Underwear

5. Comprehasion

   • What are some types of clothing that you know?
   • Why do you think you wear ___ type of clothes during ____ time of year?
   • When do you wear ____ clothing and why?
   • What kind of clothing are you wearing right now?
   • A Venn-Diagram can be used to see what similarities and differences are clothes have.
   • A KWL chart can be used to find out what the class knows.

6. Centers

   • Turn the Dramatic Play area into a Clothing Store
   • Use the writing center to draw images of different articles of clothing

7. Total Physical Response (TPR)

   • Have the Children act out the new words that they will learn. (Ex. Pull a rubberband from both ends to explain Elastic.)

8. Word Study

   • Have students write Tags for the Clothing Store.
   • Have the students write the Signs for the store, like store name, sections, "specials", etc.
   • The letter S will be taught by having the children name and identify words that begin with S.
   • The letter T will be taught using words found in the different books.
   • The letter F will be taught using some of the new vocabulary words.
   • Alliteration, Ex. Sarah the Supermodel swayed in her silver skirt.
   • Clapping out the syllables of the new words. RF.K.2. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

9. Writing

   • Weave the letters S, F, or T with paper.
   • Draw and label your own design.
   • Use Needle Point activity to have practice making the letters S, F, and T.

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