Title:

Title: Cc---CUBBY CAR

Grade Level(s): PreK-K

Subject(s):

Language Arts: Read CUBBY CAR Story (Power Point)

Comprehension Questions: (Same Power Point)What did Cubby find as he was driving along the country road?
Why do you think the cow was in the middle of the road?

Where were the other cows?
Where were they supposed to be? Why?
What did Cubby use to get the cows back into the meadow?
Do cars really have cowcatchers?
What other type of vehicle used to have a cowcatcher?
If you were Cubby, would you have stopped to help the cows? Why or why not?
If you were the farmer, what would you do to keep this from happening again?
What did you think of the story? What was your favorite part?

Vocabulary Extension: (Power Point)

Curious--- wanting to find things out
Caravan--- more than one vehicle following one another to the same place
Careening--- going very fast
Cud---food that a cow has already chewed
Console--- the dashboard of a car where the other controls are located (e.g. radio, heater, etc)
Cow catcher--- The extension on the front of trains long ago
Corralled--- gathered

Phonics: (Same Power Point)

Beginning Sound /k/

Which pictures begins with the /k/ sound?

bird donkey cat

ape dolphin car

Which picture does not begin with the /k/ sound?

camel dart cake

Which picture begins with the k/k sound and makes sense in the sentence?

I have a _________ for a pet.

dog cat cake

Social Studies:

Discuss other means of transportation.
Discuss the means by which the children come to school. Record the results.
Discuss the means by which the children go home from school. Record the results.

Math:

Take the results from your social studies discussions and graph them.

Science:

Investigate COWS

Nutrition:

Bring in an ear of popping corn AND regular corn.
Compare and contrast each.
Review the 5 senses.
Pop popcorn

Art:

Make child-sized cars out of cardboard boxes. (download instruction sheet)

Perceptual Development:

"Help the Cow Get Back to the Meadow" maze (download)

Gross Motor:

Walk on a straight line (use a piece of masking tape on the floor or parking lines in the school parking lot). Watch for proper heel/toe movement.
Walk on a straight low balance beam.
When the children are successful, have them walk on a low balance beam that has corners to turn.
Practice "driving" their car. Pretend to be Cubby Car and make a caravan. Be sure the children follow behind carefully and use proper driving etiquette.

Fine Motor:
Cubby Car Coloring Sheet (download)

Handwriting:
              Kindergarten:
              Cubby’s Writing Lesson (download).
              Practice writing Capital C and Small c
              Pre-K:
                  Have the children use Gel bags on the overhead projector to practice
                  writing Capital C and Small c. (download instruction sheet).

At the sand table, have the children practice making the Capital C and Small c.

Related Literature: to be read by the teacher or used in the Library/Listening Center

Car Care by Joy Crowley
Sunshine Books
Mrs. Mooley by Jack Kent

Golden Press, NY 1973

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Home Extension/Parent Involvement:

Send home the 8-page storybook p.1 (download), story p.2 (download) and parent text (download)
Count the number of cars that go past your house in a 10-minute block of time. Make a tally mark for each car. If you live in a less traveled area, you may want to take your child to a place with more traffic.
To extend this activity, have your child choose 2 colors of cars to count. Make a tally mark for each that passes by. Take that information home and graph it.

Learner Outcomes:

At the end of the lesson, the children will be able to:

Recall the events in the Cubby Car story.
Recall the definition of the words presented in the Vocabulary Extension.
Choose a picture that begins with the /k/ sound.
Choose the picture that does not begin with the /k/ sound.
Choose the picture that begins with the /k/ sound and makes sense in the sentence.
Name various means of transportation.
Read a graph.
Recall basic information about cows.
Describe how they used the 5 senses in their popcorn experience.
Demonstrate proper road etiquette when "driving" their "cars."
Demonstrate age-appropriate eye-hand coordination.
Demonstrate the correct strokes and formation when writing the Capital C and Small c.
Demonstrate proper heel/toe movement while walking on the straight line and balance beams.

Duration of the Lesson:

Shortest time: 2 days
Longest time: 1 week

Depending on how much time you want to take to do the entire alphabet. Materials:

Cardboard box car materials (listed on the instruction sheet)
Masking Tape line on the floor
Low, straight balance beam
Low balance beam with corners to turn
Copies of the books listed in the Related Literature section
Overhead Projector

Technology Tools/Courseware:

Access to the internet
Computer
Projection device or a large monitor

Teacher Notes:

When you are teaching the letter c’s sound, be sure that only the /k/ part is said. Try to refrain from adding the /ah/ at the end.

Procedures:

You may choose to do this lesson in a large group setting or in a center-based classroom. Modifications:

Pre-K would use more of the verbal activities and skip the paper/pencil activities.
Kindergarten would do both verbal AND paper/pencil activities. Children who do not yet see lines and spaces should not be forced to stay on the lines. Proper letter formation, strokes, pencil grip and posture should be stressed.

Enrichment Activities:

See Home Extension/Parent Involvement section

Evaluation/Assessment:

Use check sheets and flash cards for letter and sound recognition.

State and National Standards:

WV IGO’s

Listening/Speaking: K.1

Reading Comprehension: K.17, K.21, K.23, K.24, K.30, K.31,

K.33, K.34, K.36, K.37, K.38, K.39.

Writing: K.42, K.43, K.44, K.45, K.46, K.47, K.48.

Math-Number Theory & Number Sense: K.2,

Probability & Statistics: K.28, K.29