In the next few years. The Listening Walk Help your students learn to use their ears with this delightful story. The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown Children love the patterned language in this classic book, which leads naturally into a discussion of what's important about each child. Make a Language Experience chart of ways people are important because of who they are. Make individual books telling 3 or 4 important things about each child.
Students illustrate the cover and first pages, and the final page has a photo of the child.
Substitute different body parts, using hands, feet, mouths, ears, eyes, etc. Make an interactive pocket chart using the sentences the kids generate. Leo the Late Bloomer Leo couldn't do anything right. He couldn't read. He couldn't write.