Provide hands-on activities for practice and mastery. Check for understanding of concepts and skills by using relevant standard materials, i.e. worksheets, text problems, workbooks, teacher prepared exercises, etc.

The Gathering Words Exercise

Objective: To elicit the details of the story from the children.

Activity: “Frederick gathered sun rays, colors.”

The Gathering Words Exercise: Tell the children to gather the following words in their notebooks: three colors to describe the sun coming in their windows in the morning, three words to describe their favorite flower, three words to describe their favorite place to be, two words to describe how they feel when they are happy, two words to describe their favorite food, two words to describe a friend, one word to describe how their favorite food smells, one word each to describe a winter day, a spring day, a fall day and a summer day. The children share their words with each other and are instructed to write down at least three words other children have gathered that they want to add to their lists.

Assessment: The completion of the assignment and the children’s interest