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What
Children Do . . .
Storytelling,
acting out stories, writing words to accompany pretend play (i.e.
menus, stop signs), “reading” books based on the pictures,
observing peers read and write, telling stories with puppets,
blocks, or other props, making books, dictating words to go with
a painting, writing names, hearing poems and identifying rhyming.
What
Children Learn . . .
Socially
& Emotionally
Social
skills, self esteem, creative use of materials, understanding
of the world around them, and self expression.
Cognitively:
Literacy, Math, & Science
Understanding
that words carry meaning (written, spoken, and print) and that
pictures tell stories, identifying the directionality of print,
learning that words and pictures are symbols, predicting outcomes,
learning about authors and illustrators, distinguishing fantasy
from reality, language development, vocabulary development,
love of words/books, communication skills, sequencing, imagination,
beginning to learn letters of the alphabet, identify rhyming
words and beginning sounds of words.
Physically
Small
motor development, visual tracking, eye-hand coordination,
and listening skills.
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