Celeste WilcoxRED6545: Issues in Vocabulary & Word Study

Dr. JosephFebruary 9, 2014

Online Actions in Reading

Focus: Relative PositionKindergarten Students

Petey’s Favorite Toy

Petey is a very cute and loving pup. He

just had his first birthday and is

growing very fast. He loves cuddling with anyone and adores his “mommy dog,”

Nora.Petey

Nora

Other than cuddling, there is one other thing that Petey never seems too

tired to do. Can you guess what that

might be?Play with his

absolute favorite toy, his duck!

Before going on to the next page, draw a picture of a duck on a piece of paper and cut it out so you can act-out the story with Petey. Or draw a picture of your dog’s

favorite toy. Petey loves to share with

other puppy friends!

Petey is learning lots of different

commands. He is learning to wait to fetch his duck after he hears us count to three. I hold his duck up in the air above him while I count.

Hold the duck you made above your head.

After we count to three, we will throw the duck and it will land far out in the

yard in front of him.

Hold your duck in front of you.

(We don’t want to throw inside the classroom.)

Petey races to his duck, grabs it in his mouth, and brings it back to us. He drops it right beside me.

Place your duck beside you on the floor.

Petey loves his duck so much that he likes to take it everywhere! When he is drinking water, he will place

his duck next to the bowl so he can keep

an eye on it.

Place your duck next to you. See how this is just like placing it beside you?

Sometimes, we will hear Petey bark and he will be standing in front of the couch or a chair. He is trying to

tell us that his duck is stuck behind the

chair. One of us will get it for him and he will usually then start jumping up and down

because he is so excited!

Place your duck behind you.

Sometimes Petey’s duck doesn’t only get lost behind a chair; it will sometimes also

get stuck below and under the coffee

table because he has accidentally pushed it there while he is

playing.

Place your duck below and under your table.

Even when the pups are tired and ready to take a little rest, I

will often find the duck resting too –

right between Petey and Nora.

Place your duck between you and your table partner.

Turn to your table partner and ask each other to explain these terms to you. Move your duck

cut-out to help explain:

• above• below• under• beside• in front of• behind• next to• between

Correlating CCSS CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.A.1 Describe objects in the environment

using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.2 Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1a Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1b Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.