Name Tuesday Cleveland Name of Activity Charlie first winter By Helen Oxyenburg Ages of children 3 and 4 year olds

Highlight type of activity Story/ Language Domain Check type of activity presentation: Large group ( all children participated) Number of children participating at the same time: 9 Child development skills necessary when participating 1. The ability to listen as the teacher reads the story to them. 2. The ability to respond to any questions asked by the teacher. The activity has been planned to stress the following WMELS performance standards: 1. The knowledge of winter and snow. 2. The knowledge of feeling and caring. Why have you chosen this activity? 1. I have chosen this activity to give the children knowledge about feelings and caring. Space and/ or materials needed 1. Book titled Charlies first winter night. By Helen Oxyenburg 2. Reading area where we tell our stories and read. Source of materials Provided by Tuesday Cleveland and Milwaukee Public Library Teacher preparation needed before activity presentation 1. Book titled Charlies first winter night. by Helen Oxyenburg 2. Children in reading area sitting with hands in their lap. 3. Children with listening ears on.

Teaching Sequence of the Activity Set- up and arrangement of materials and equipment: Book, children on carpet I will share the book as Im reading the story and I will ask and answer questions to the children. I will point out different scenes and colors and shapes. I will ask the children, what would he/she do if they had a dog and their mom told them he couldnt sleep with them? I will continue to tell the story as I ask questions. What will the children do during the activity? The children will interact and read along. The children will talk about dogs and what they like to do. The children will talk about the parents and why cant the dog sleep I the house. What changes would I make in space and/ or materials used for this activity? I would like to use a dog as a puppet. I would like to spend more time helping the children understand about why some animals cant sleep inside the house. I will continue to read this story that way the children would understand it more. Did the activity stress the child development skills you had planned? The children learned about responsibility and feelings. The children learned about dogs and how parents feel. What changes would I make in preparation or presentation of this activity? I would add a puppet the next time and ask more questions. Would you do this activity again? I would do this activity again. I will ask more questions and add puppets in to make the story more interesting.