Objectives  Generate sounds using consonant blends in alliteration; identify suffixes

Teaching Guide
and root words; read and reproduce rhyming words; art terms
Rhyming Tongue-Twisters: Art
Materials  crayons or colored pencils; markers; construction paper; clay; paintbrushes;
scissors; miscellaneous art supplies

30 minutes, Days 1–3

Build Background
Activate Prior Knowledge  Display miscellaneous art supplies to the class,
such as crayons or colored pencils, construction paper, and paintbrushes. Ask:
Where have you seen these things? What are they used for? Which of these do you prefer to
use when you make art? Then tell the class: Today we are going to learn about different
ways of creating art. Encourage children to tell you everything they know about
art disciplines, such as painting, drawing, and sculpting.

Introduce the Focus Skill: Suffixes and Root Words  Explain to the
class that some words have endings, or suffixes. Tell children that although the
endings change, the root word, or original word, can always be seen. Turn to
p. 4. Point to the words color, colorful, and colors. Write them on the board. Ask
the class: What root word do see in all three words? (color). Then underline “color”
in all three words, and circle the suffixes -ful and -s. Turn to p. 6. Point to the
words draw, drawings, and drawn. Write them on the board. Ask the class: What
root word do you see in all three words? (draw). Then underline “draw” in all three
words, and circle the suffixes -ings and -n. Write the word “paint” on the board. Ask volunteers to write three words with different
endings that have the root word “paint.” For example: paints, painted, painting. If children have difficulty generating suffixes, write
the root word and sample suffixes on the board. Have volunteers draw a line between them. Ex: paint—ed = painted; paint—s =
paints; paint—ing = painting; paint—er = painter

Acquire New Vocabulary  Point out the bold-faced vocabulary words in the book. Write them on the board. Read each word
aloud and use it in a sentence: I write on the board with chalk. We use brushes to paint. Ask children to write their own sentences using
at least one or two of the art-related terms. If children do not understand what a word means, have them look it up in the dictionary.
Review sentences as a class.

Read and Respond  Display the book. Read the title and author name aloud as you track the print. Tell the class that they are
going to read aloud with you. After reading each page, challenge a volunteer to say the tongue-twister as quickly as possible. Then
point out the art term. Have another volunteer make connections between the art term and the child(ren) in the picture. For example,
after reading p. 7, a child might say: Leeza and Liesel are drawing on an easel. Define new art terms for the class.

60 minutes, Days 4–5

@ Curricular Enrichment: Language Arts  Explain to children that they will write their own, one-line-tongue-
LANGUAGE
ARTS
twisters. Write possible suffixes on the board: -s, -y, -ed, -er, -es -ful, -ing, etc. Tell the class to pick a root word. Guide children to
use at least three endings for the same root word in the tongue-twister. For example: Carol will carve what Carrie carved when Carl
was carving. If children have difficulty brainstorming tongue-twisters for certain words, refer them to one of the pictures in the
book for inspiration. Then have each child read his/her tongue-twister to the class. Challenge children to say their classmates’
tongue-twister three times fast.

Home Connection  (Teacher, you may want to photocopy NATIONAL STANDARDS

this activity for children to complete with a family member.)
Talk with your child about what he/she learned this week. Ask
your child to recite a line from his/her favorite tongue-twister.
It can be one from the book or a classic such as: She sells seashells
by the seashore.
Language Arts: K-12.1, K-12.3, K-12.4, K-12.5, K-12.6, K-12.7, K-12.8, K-12.11, K-12.12
Mathematics: Numbers PK-2.1; Algebra PK-2.1, PK-2.4; Geometry PK-2.1—PK-2.4;
Connections PK-12.3
Science: K-4.1, K-4.2, K-4.3, K-4.4, K-4.5
Social Studies/Geography: K-12.1, K-12.2, K-12.3
Visual Arts: K-4.1—K-4.6

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