Desert Animals Interactive Book to Learn How to Describe!
"Count the Animals, Tell the Size, Name the Animal"
Then put it all together for a descriptive noun phrase! "four big coyotes"
Includes:
Desert Animals Interactive Book
- Cover Page/Choice Board (on back)
- Book Pages with Desert Animals representing the Numbers 1-10
- 30 Phrase Words (10 Numbers, 5 Small, 5 Big, 10 Animals)
- Size Sorting Mat
- 10 Desert Animal Cut-Outs (5 big, 5 small)
- Instructions for Assembly and Use
Sorting Activity:
>Use the Animal Cut-Outs to Match to the Animals in the Book. They are the same size as the characters in the book!
>Sort the Animal Cut-Outs using the Sorting Mat with Big and Small Desert Backgrounds
Target:
Category: Desert Animals
Vocabulary: meerkats, scorpions, coral snakes, rattlesnakes, camels, vultures, coyotes, gila monster, tortoises, tarantulas
Matching: picture to picture, field of 10 or less
Math: Counting to 10
Sizes: Small, Big
Elaborated Noun Phrases: "8, small tarantulas"
Describing Using Attributes: number and size
Plurals: regular
Articulation: Final /s, z, ez/
Fine Motor: picture manipulation
Have Fun!
