Sensory Center

Children can participate in many language rich activities in this center. Typical materials found in this center are a water/sand table, various materials for discovery such as rice, beans, bubble wrap, shredded paper and nature items.

Materials & Resources

Literacy Support

Dramatic Play Props:

Plastic jungle animals, farm animals, aquatic animals, insects, cookie cutters, mixing bowls

Oral language- using descriptive words

Literacy skills-role-play/story telling, understanding plot, character, and setting Problems solving, critical thinking

Literacy Props:

Clipboards, pencils, chart paper, sensory table

Functional use of print- Record their findings

Oral language- construction vocabulary Literacy skills- role-play/story telling, understanding plot, character, and setting

Environmental Print:

Safety Poster with Safety Rules Equipment Posters

Five Senses Poster

Emergent reading

Functional use of print – convey rules

Alphabet recognition

Phonemic awareness

Book Examples:

Children’s Books:

 My Five Senses by: Margaret Miller

The Five Senses Series by: Maria Rius 

*A Picture Book of Helen Keller by: David Adler

Oral Language- vocabulary

Concepts of print- parts of a book Literacy skills- role-play/story telling, understanding plot, character, and setting, problem solving, and critical thinking

Functional use of print

Alphabet recognition

Phonemic awareness

*Inclusion