Suggested Activities


Skill T5.2.1:  Use Keywords

Grade Level:  Kindergarten

Objective:  When hearing information, students can name the most important words and identify them as "keywords".

Academic Expectations:  1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.11, 1.16, 1.10, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.3

Resources:  Teacher-selected reading material

Sample Activity:

Teacher reads an informational book or article to students and student generates a list of keywords. Teacher can lead a discussion to choice the 3 most important words.

During sharing time, students who do not share choose keywords from what they hear.

Recommended Core Content:  Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Arts & Humanities