My children both love all of the books I can manage to find that were written by Eric Carle. A favorite, of course, is “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” Although there are many skills that can taught using this book, one of the most obvious is sequencing.
Your child may not yet know the days of the week, but that will not stop her from being able to put the events of this story in order. Using clip-art, make your own “food” cards to mimic what the caterpillar eats in the story. For example, you would need a picture of one apple, a picture of two pears, a picture of three plums, etc. (For Saturday’s food, there is a long list of items to put on one card.)
After reading the story, have your child put the cards in order. See if she can do it without looking at the book.
Next, make a set of sequencing cards that depict the life cycle of a butterfly, including, egg, caterpillar, cocoon (or chrysalis), and butterfly. Allow your child to put these cards in order as well.
If your child is interested, make sequencing cards for other life cycles, such as frogs, plants, spiders, chickens, etc.
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Written by Laura on March 25, 2011
Have you ever listened to someone tell a story that is difficult to follow because the timeline is disconnected? Or perhaps you have gotten frustrated while watching a movie where the creators thought it would be neat to have ten flashbacks within a fifteen minute stretch of film? The reason these situations can catch us off guard is because we are accustomed to having stories and events told to
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Written by BRWI Staff on May 26, 2010
If you have ever listened to a preschooler tell a story, you know that the thought process doesn’t always flow in a straight line. Little things that catch their attention or that are suddenly recalled at any given moment are instantly inserted into the story. The story may also have no time line. Events may simply be revealed in the order in which the child thinks of them.
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Written by BRWI Staff on May 12, 2010
If someone were to read a complicated recipe to you, do you think you could complete all of the steps correctly in order to make the food being described? Probably not. Our brains can only handle so much information at once, and it can be very difficult to listen, understand, and then carry out so many steps. This is exactly the issue young children face when parents or teachers say too many di
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Written by BRWI Staff on April 2, 2010
One of the most important skills preschoolers should learn in preparation for kindergarten is how to listen. Most children hear just fine, but when you speak to them, you realize where the phrase, “In one ear and out the other” has originated. It may feel as though you are speaking to a wall. This is because they haven’t learned how to listen. Listening involves gathering inf
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Written by BRWI Staff on August 18, 2009
