Communication!

Communication! This is perfect for children to learn and explore different ways that people communicate. Communication! Materials List
Childrens books related to ways we communicate: o Hog Music by Mary-Claire Helldorfer o The Inventions of Granville Woods: The Railroad Telegraph System and the Third Rail by Holly Cefrey o Samuel Morse, Inquisitive Boy by Dorothea Snow o Alexander Graham Bell and the Telephone by Jennifer Fandel o Communicating in Sign: Creative Ways to Learn American Sign Language by Diane P. Chambers o The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth by Kathleen Krull o The First Computers by Guy De la Bedoyere o From Radio to the Wireless Web by Joanne Mattern o The Baby Signing Book: Includes 350 American Sign Language Signs for Babies and Toddlers by Sara Bingham o Breaking into Print: Before and After the Invention of the Printing Press by Stephen Krensky Examples of how we communicate Computer Phone Newspaper Radio Tablet Using hand signals

Key Vocabulary: Communication ASL (American Sign Language) Invention Computer Telephone Newspaper Verbal Communication Non- verbal Communication

Welcome & Brief Overview of Six Skills

Hello songHello, hello, hello and how are you? Im fine, Im fine, and I hope that you are too. If the group is small greet each child separatelyHello Sasha, Hello Sasha, Hello and how are you? The child would respond Im fineetc. Name gameMy name is La Tasha. What letter does La Tasha begin with? L (draw a picture of letter) very good. My name is La Tasha, La Tasha, my name is La Tasha, whats your name?---This song is from the Madison Public Library video. Story timeRead Alexander Graham Bell and the Telephone by Jennifer Fandel or Hog Music by Mary Claire Helldorfer Six Skills Connection: Model excitement/enthusiasm for the book to build Print Motivation and will set the stage. Reading stories related to the theme will also help build both Narrative Skills and Enriched Vocabulary.

Model activity o Tell families that we will be designing I love you bouquets. o Demonstrate the sign for I Love You in ASL (Fold down your middle two fingers) o Introduce other ways that people communicate using the other vocabulary words o Demonstrate the project Trace five sets of hands on different colors of construction paper (or however many time permits). Parents/ Guardians should assist their child in doing this. Glue the hands together, while putting a pipe cleaner in between. Fold down the two middle fingers. Bundle the pipe cleaners together to make a bouquet. Six Skills connection: Remind adults that using the vocabulary will build both Narrative Skills and Enriched Vocabulary.

Families engage in activities o Invite families to go to tables and plan their bouquets using the construction paper and pipe cleaners Six Skills connection: Remind adults that giving children an opportunity to practice writing/scribbling will eventually build

Letter Knowledge and Print Awareness. Also encourage lots of conversation to build Narrative Skills. Interact with families modeling and discussing skills/behaviors o Walk around to assist families. o Discuss briefly with parents some of the Six Skills being addressed. o Encourage all participants to make a bouquet Six Skills connection: Encourage conversation and sharing as a way to develop Narrative Skills

Closing Activity o Ask parents to assist children in cleaning up all of the materials and
putting them away o Talk about/review some of the key terms together.

Additional Story o If time permits, read another story about different ways of
communicating with others.

Goodbye Song Helpful hints: o Have materials set up on tables while you do the story time on the
carpet.

How to extend the learning at home (tips for parents and caregivers): o Continue to use the new vocabulary that you explored during the play o o o o
session. Ask your child to retell/recall the experiences from the play literacy session. Explore other forms of communication like using Skype to talk to someone who might be in a different state. Use newspapers/ radio/ TV to incorporate the ideas of how people communicate. Review ways that people who did not have the technology that we have today and how they might have stayed connected.

Songs and Fingerplays

She sends a letter, he shakes his head She makes a phone call, he yawns in bed When we communicate it's done in many ways Computers, music, books, and William Shakespeare's plays Squids change their color, gorillas yell Dogs, cats, and insects use sense of smell Animals communicate by using their bodies And every dog knows how to mark their scent on trees Communication all the time, that includes fashion design * Deaf people, they learn to sign, communication * Traffic lights and road signs, * Mathematical formulas work just fine Almost anything that comes to mind Communication Teach the students the alphabet in sign language

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Examples of types of communication: