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Back to the Beginning

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  • DOMAIN(S)
    Communication, Language, and Literacy (CLL)
  • INDICATOR(S)
    CLL5.4b, CLL5.4b
  • AGE GROUP(S)
    48-60 months

After reading If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff, do this activity to emphasize the circular nature of the story: Assemble props for each portion of the story and a small hula-hoop. Use the props to help the children retell the story. As each prop is mentioned, place it around the edges of the hoop. As the story nears the end, guide the children in noticing that “it's going back to the start.” As you lead the children in retelling, emphasize words, phrases and questions that lead them to the next event, such as, “What did the pig see then? What did that remind her of?” and “Next she wanted to....” This can be done in small group.  

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