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literacy_backpack_sample_1_1.pptxLiteracy Backpack
The picture above would be the picture on the backpack. The theme of the Literacy Backpack would be Staying Healthy. The backpack would include helpful materials to understand the importance of fighting germs. The developmental age group I would use this backpack with will be Kindergarten.
Developmental Appropriate Books That Can Be Read to the Child
Wash Your Hands
By Margaret McNamara
This book explains the best ways to get rid of germs.
Teaches the importance of washing your hands.
Demonstrates the proper way to wash your hands.
Questions to ask:
What do you need to wash your hands?
When do you wash your hands?
Who help you to wash your hands?
Developmental Appropriate Books That Can Be Read to the Child
Brush, Floss, and Rinse
By Amanda Doering Tourville, Ronnie Rooney
Maintaining a healthy hygiene prevents germs from being spread.
Not maintaining a healthy hygiene can cause a child to become ill which will result in needing medical attention.
Open-ended Questions
When should you brush your teeth?
Why do you brush your teeth?
What color is your favorite tooth brush?
Developmental Appropriate Books That Can Be Read to the Child
A Germ’s Journey
By Thom Rooke M. D.
This book explains how germs are spread.
Teaches the importance of washing your hands.
Demonstrates the proper way to wash your hands.
Questions to ask:
What do you use when you blow your nose?
When should you cover your mouth?
Who help you to wash your hands?
Activities Which Reflects Reading/Writing for the Developmental Level
Students can complete a hygiene chart at home with their parents.
Students can participate in story talk with the teacher. This helps the students develop their language skills and thinking skills.
Provide students with their own personal journal to write stories. This helps allows them to be creative writers.
Language Activities That Could Be Done With the Child
Name body parts
Encourage the child to give directions
Build the child’s vocabulary by introducing the child to new words
Provide the child with pictures of different items or objects and let them name it
Offer a description or clues, and have the child identify what you are describing
Manipulatives or Additional Items That Could Be Added to The Bag
Flashcards and Pictures
The flashcards will be used so that the child can match the picture with the words.
DVDs
Dvds will be provided so that the child can see the appropriate way to avoid spreading germs.
HYGIENE ITEMS
(Tooth Brush, Tooth paste, Kleenex, Hand Sanitizer) These items are important and must be in the backpack so that the children remember to use the items to avoid spreading germs.
