The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This week, our lesson centered around the book entitled The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Our students each received a copy of the book and also a Fruit Sorting Kit.

Concepts from the book:

-Vocabulary: butterfly, caterpillar, cocoon, leaf, moon, egg, orange, pear, plum, apple, strawberry

-Sequencing days of the week

-Compare small to big

-Discuss nutrition: healthy food vs. junk food

Concepts from the Fruit Sorting Kit:

-sorting food by color

-sorting fruits & vegetables

-pretend play

Activities of the day:

1. Parents + Preschoolers read the book

2. Parents + Preschoolers

3. Parents + Preschoolers explored the Fruit Sorting Kit

4. SLPs + Parents discussed strategies to address their child’s speech & language goals in the home, and how to utilize the book and puzzle to enhance these strategies.

Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site

This week, our lesson centered around the book entitled Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site. Our students each received a copy of the book and also a Mega Bloks Junior Pack.

Concepts from the book:

-Vocabulary: building, bulldozer, cement mixer, crane truck, digging, dreaming, dump truck, excavator, hauling, lifting, loading, pushing, reaching, resting, scooping, snoring, snuggling, spinning, stretching, twirling, yawning

-Asking Questions: WHO and WHAT

-Compare/Contrast: Compare your child's routines at night with the routine of the trucks

Concepts from the Mega Bloks Junior Pack:

-building/constructing

-imaginative play

Activities of the day:

1. Parents + Preschoolers read the book

2. Parents + Preschoolers created pasta construction sites

3. Parents + Preschoolers explored the Mega Bloks Junior Packs

4. SLPs + Parents discussed strategies to address their child’s speech & language goals in the home, and how to utilize the book and puzzle to enhance these strategies.