Not a Box
Week 1/2:
*The main speech sounds said in the book, It's Not a Box, are "b"
and "n." The children will practice saying "b" and "n" cards and
objects as a group so they hear the difference between the two
sounds. The "n" is produced with the tongue up behind the upper
teeth and is called "the buzzy teeth sound." The "b" sound is
produced with the lips together and the throat vibrating, so it is
called the "popping sound."
*Not a Box is written and illustrated by Anoinette Portis, and it
was inspired by a memory of hers sitting in a box on her
driveway with her sister. The small rabbit in the book pretends
that a box becomes a real rocket, car, etc., through his
imagination. While reading the book, we will teach the concept
of the negative "not." The concept of "not" is often
misunderstood by children and this book lends itself
well to teaching the concept of negatives, e.g, can't, won't,
don't, etc.
*The children will play the game, "I Spy Shapes," in our classroom.
They will all hold a magnifying glass and find the shape that the
teacher shows them. Finally, they will make the connection
between the object and the shape, e.g., "The clock is a circle, etc."
After having the hands on experience of finding the shape, they
will make pictures using shape attribute blocks and share their
creations with the other children.
Week 2/2:
We'll begin the session by having the children share their
drawing that they created at home out of a rectangle. The main
speech sounds said in the book, It's Not a Box, are "b"
and "n." The children will practice saying "b" and "n" cards as a
group so they hear the difference between the two
sounds. The "n" is produced with the tongue up behind the upper
teeth and is called "the buzzy teeth sound." The "b" sound is
produced with the lips together and the throat vibrating, so it is
called the "popping sound."
Then we will will have the children re-tell the book, Not a Box
by Antoinette Portis in which a bunny pretends his box
is many things, e.g., a rocket, a car, a boat, etc. The concept of
negatives will be taught so the children develop an understanding of
the words, "not," "doesn't," "couldn't," etc.
The children have been practicing "Venger Drawing" in their
classes. They look at a shape, make a drawing out of it and
then tell about it. To make the activity hands on, the children will
hold a napkin and say what they think it could be. Then, they
will draw a picture with the square already drawn on the magic
board.