Ages 4 through 10.. Challenge your students to describe events, objects, and situations clearly and precisely with the recently published second edition of this best-selling book. Skills emphasized include sequencing story pictures and retelling stories, describing details using precise vocabulary, finishing incomplete stories, and giving explanations.
Sample Activities
- Describing objects shown in pictures
- Describing objects within categories
- Describing places
- Defining action words
- Definition challenge
- Comparing related nouns
- Compare and describe
- Noun description challenge
- Describe how
- Tell a story
The activities help children to use precise vocabulary and to sequence information appropriately. Reproducible pictures and worksheets are included.
A supplemental CD is available that includes reproducible record forms and picture worksheets from the book PLUS additional activities and resources not contained within the book. Full-color pictures are included on the optional CD supplement that can be printed out or presented on the computer.
