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How Many Words?

  • DOMAIN(S)
    Communication, Language, and Literacy (CLL)
  • INDICATOR(S)
    CLL6.3d, CLL6.4d
  • AGE GROUP(S)
    36-48 months, 48-60 months

During small group, provide children with counters and verbally give them a sentence.  Have the children repeat the sentence, then repeat it slowly, breaking apart each word in the sentence.  Ask the children to repat the sentence again, this time collecting a counter to represent every word in the sentence.  Review how many words were in the sentence.