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Keep flashcards and violin in the container so the child cannot see them.
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Turn to the first page and read the sentences, track along each sentence with your finger. Follow the suggestions from the CREATE READ handout.
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When you come to the page with the Little Jazz Man picture, remove the flashcard of Little Jazz
Man from the container. Ask the child, “Who is this?” Wait for the child to name him. Then ask, “What does he want to do?” Wait for the child to answer. Provide answer if necessary.
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Remove the Mom flashcard next and then each corresponding flashcards. Do the same for each page and flashcard.
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When finished, look at the flashcards and have the child name each person. Then, turn the cards over and point out the words on the back. Line up the cards in order: Little Jazz Man,
Mom, Bird, Grasshopper, Spider, Bug, Bees, Boy. See how many names the child can identify.
6.
Mix up the flashcards and repeat having the child read the words. If the child cannot read them, name them and give the child the opportunity to repeat the words.
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Be sure and let the child play the toy violin at the end of the story. Talk about it. How does it sound? Who plays a violin in the story? How does Little Jazz Man play music like the violin?
Who taught him how to play music? What color is the violin?
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After the child is familiar with the book and animals, you can then do several related activities. a.
Have the child match the flashcards to the story pictures. b.
Have the child select the person whose name starts with “g”, “l”, “m”, etc. c.
Have the child say what instrument each person plays. d.
Have the child select a picture and say one say about that picture. e.
Ask the child which bug was his/her favorite. Why? f.
Ask the child to pick a bug and describe what it looks like. g.
Pick a bug and ask the child “What if Grady Grasshopper played the piano instead, do you think he would do a good job playing it? Why or why not?
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Following directions from a story line.
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Identifying word labels.
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Matching words to pictures.
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Identifying and labeling musical instruments (i.e., vocabulary).
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Learning figurative concepts: difficult, calming, sweet, loud, wild, wonderful, heavenly, and perfect.
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Learning beginning sounds to words.
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Answering Wh-questions
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Theme “keep trying and you will succeed.”