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Today I had the joy of teaching concepts of print to my three-year-old.
Concepts of print. Sounds real exciting, huh?
To a three-year-old, you bet it is!
I chose an activity from my giant All About Me Theme pack.
First, we pinned our pocket chart up on the bulletin board. This handy tool is left from my teaching days, and I’m thrilled I get to pull it out to use with my own kids!
Next, I pulled out all the words I had printed and cut out from the download you’ll find at the end of this post. My Three helped me sort the cards by those with pictures and those without. (You can see the little hand of my 19-month-old, who wasn’t about to be left out!)
In the download you’ll find a variety of options for building sentences. This time I decided we would build five simple sentences.
“I can see the…”
“I can smell the…”
“I can touch the…”
“I can taste the…”
“I can hear the…”
For each sentence, my Three helped me find each word.
(Meanwhile, my One was staying busy in her own way!)
He was able to find the words “I” and “can” without any trouble. He knows the letter I, of course (thanks to our letter of the week curriculum!), and could find “can” by the sound /k/. I helped him find the other words. He chose which picture card to put at the end of each sentence.
This was the fun part! After we built the sentences, I pulled out our brand new pointers (which we LOVE – so glad I ordered the long ones!), and he pointed to teach word as he “read” it. I put read in quotes there because he really does not know these words in isolation.
But you can bet I made a big deal out of what a great reader he is! By pointing to each word and naming it, he is learning SO much.
- Print goes from left to right.
- Each word you speak matches a single word of print.
- Sometimes the beginning letter will help you figure out a word.
- Sentences have to make sense.
When we had built all the sentences, he read through them a number of times. And later, when Daddy came home, he remembered them and read them again.
And Little Miss Copycat had her turn too!
Our learning didn’t stop there. I pulled out my collection of nonfiction readers from my All About Me theme pack. The pack includes ten books about the five senses! He pointed to each word as he read.
(And my One grabbed each book as he finished it.)
He really enjoyed this quick five senses game, also from my All About Me theme pack.
And I can’t tell you how much he has been loving these syllable count cards! They include each picture from the sentence strips. I printed, laminated, and cut apart the cards. Then I put them on a metal ring. He says each word slowly and points to the black dots as he says each syllable.
This is so important for pre-reading – and I’m thrilled at how much he loves it. “I’m a good reader, Mom!”
Here’s one more (but not the last!) five senses activity in our theme pack. He did these a few weeks ago – clipping the sense he’d use for learning about each object.
We hope you enjoy our pocket chart sentences for the five senses!
Looking for more pocket chart sentences? You’ll love this pack!
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Donna Elden says
Love all your ideas. I have been a Head Start teacher for almost 15 years and I am always looking for new ideas. Thanks for sharing!
Anna Geiger says
You’re very welcome, Donna! Thanks so much for reading.
Delois Flemon says
Thanks so much for another great activity.
Elizabeth Arthur says
I just ordered from you and also downloaded it off of teachers pay teachers\
Anna Geiger says
I hope you and your students enjoy the pack, Elizabeth!
Alicia says
Thank you so much for sharing! I believe the children are really going to like this activity!
Anna Geiger says
I hope you get a chance to try it, Alicia!
Debbie Hendrix says
Is there a way to purchase just the clip cards, I would really like to use them for a center with my kinders.
Thanks, D
Anna Geiger says
No – it just comes in the bundle. I think you should check out the bundle though – it’s PACKED with useful materials.
Kimberly J. Welch says
VERY disappointed with this link. All I want is the 5 senses clip cards which are advertised as FREE and it has taken me an hour to even be able to get access to this stuff and now I find out that it’s really $12! What the heck. I am not paying that for a few clip cards. Very, very misleading!
Anna Geiger says
No, the five senses clip cards are not advertised as free. Where do you see that? The main image is a set of pocket chart sentences, which are indeed free. Maybe someone pinned the clip cards to Pinterest and wrote that they were free, but I certainly didn’t do that. I’m sorry you were disappointed, but if you’d look around this website, especially my free printables page, you’d see that 95% of what I share is completely free, which is much more than you will find on nearly any other website.
Anna Geiger says
Also, you wouldn’t be paying $12 for “a few clip cards.” You’d be paying $12 for a very high quality set of printable cards, pocket chart sentences, books, learning centers, activity pages, and more. Frankly, $12 is a pretty amazing deal if you check around Teachers Pay Teachers and see what other sellers are charging.
Elena Kontalipos says
Hi Anna,
It does say free on your web page. Also, i purchased your all about me package and i only received one part of the clip arts which is the touch.
Thanks.
SIncerely,
Elena
Anna Geiger says
Hi Elena! Yes, it says “free pocket chart sentences” which is what you’ll find when you click on the green download button. Everything else is in the paid bundle. There are three downloads to the bundle, so be sure to check all three. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, be sure to email me and I’ll make sure you can find what you’re looking for. It’s anna(at)themeasuredmom(dot)com.
catherine kanya says
Hello Ann,
Your resources are wonderful!!!.I am a teacher in Kenya and have just discovered
your website. I plan to home school my 3 year old grand daughter using these resources because we live far from quality child care programs.
Thanks,
Catherine Kanya
Anna Geiger says
I’m so glad you can use my resources with your granddaughter, Catherine!
Lacey says
Thank you!
nesreen says
it is a lovely activity very nice thanks a lot all your resources very nice can you send me an activity for building sentence for kindergarten 2? thanks again Anna
Anna Geiger says
I’m glad you can use this, Nesreen! This activity is also designed for kindergarten; I don’t have different sets for K.
Tracey says
thank you for sharing your wonderful ideas with all of us. it has been a big help to me.
Anna Geiger says
I’m so glad to hear that, Tracey!
Faiza Saal Slabbert says
Thank you so much for another great activity. It’s very helpful. Thanks for sharing.
Anna Geiger says
You’re very welcome!
Marianna says
Can I download or purchase just the 5 senses clip cards?
Anna Geiger says
No, I’m sorry, Marianna. They are only part of the set.
Marianna says
Ok, Thanks anyways.
Shad says
Thanks for your wonderful work.
Anna G says
You’re welcome, Shad!