"Story Circle": Students sit in a circle and take turns adding one sentence to create a collaborative story.

1. "Story Circle": Students sit in a circle and take turns adding one sentence to create a collaborative story.
2. "Puppet Show": Provide hand puppets and encourage students to act out a simple story while narrating it.
3. "Picture Bingo": Create bingo cards with pictures representing different elements of a story, and have students match them as you tell a story.

Quiz:

1. What is the name of the activity that we did today in class?
A) Circle Time
B) Story Circle
C) Sentence Circle
D) Collaborative Circle

2. How do we play the Story Circle game?
A) Students sit in a circle and take turns adding one sentence to create a collaborative story.
B) Students sit in a circle and take turns reciting nursery rhymes.
C) Students sit in a circle and draw pictures of their favorite stories.
D) Students sit in a circle and listen to the teacher read a story.

3. Who participates in the Story Circle activity?
A) Only the teacher
B) Only the students who finish their work early
C) All the students in the class
D) Only the students who are good at storytelling

4. How many sentences does each student add in the Story Circle game?
A) Two sentences
B) Three sentences
C) One sentence
D) Four sentences

5. What is the purpose of the Story Circle activity?
A) To practice reading aloud
B) To improve listening skills
C) To enhance storytelling abilities
D) To learn new vocabulary words

6. True or False: In the Story Circle game, students take turns adding one sentence to create a collaborative story.

7. Fill in the blank: The Story Circle activity helps students to develop their ___________ skills.

Answer Key:

1. B) Story Circle
2. A) Students sit in a circle and take turns adding one sentence to create a collaborative story.
3. C) All the students in the class
4. C) One sentence
5. C) To enhance storytelling abilities
6. True
7. creativity

Lesson Plan: Storytelling in Kindergarten Special Education

Objective: 
Students will be able to retell a simple story using pictures and/or gestures.

Materials: 
- Picture cards of familiar objects and characters from a story (e.g., animals, fruits, vehicles)
- Large chart paper or whiteboard
- Markers or chalk
- Storybook (e.g., "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle)
- Individual whiteboards or paper
- Dry erase markers or pencils
- Storytelling props (optional)

Anticipatory Set: 
- Begin the lesson by gathering the students in a circle and displaying the storybook.
- Ask the students if they enjoy hearing stories and invite them to share their favorite story.
- Show the picture cards of familiar objects and characters, and ask the students if they recognize any of them.
- Explain that today, they will learn how to tell a story using pictures and gestures.

Direct Instruction:
1. Input:
- Read aloud a simple story (e.g., "The Very Hungry Caterpillar") while showing the corresponding picture cards.
- Pause at certain points in the story to ask questions and engage the students (e.g., "What did the caterpillar eat?", "What happened next?").
- Encourage active participation and allow students to make predictions or share their thoughts.

2. Modeling:
- Display the large chart paper or whiteboard.
- Choose a familiar story and decide on a simple sequence of events (e.g., going to the park).
- Write the main events in the story on the chart paper, using simple sentences or phrases (e.g., "We went to the park. We played on the swings. We had a picnic. We went home.").
- Show the corresponding picture cards as you model retelling the story using the chart paper.

3. Check for Understanding:
- Ask the students questions related to the story you just modeled (e.g., "What did we do at the park?", "Where did we go after the picnic?").
- Allow students to respond verbally or by pointing to the correct picture card.

Guided Practice:
- Distribute individual whiteboards or paper to each student.
- Provide each student with a set of picture cards.
- Instruct the students to arrange the picture cards in the correct order to retell a simple story.
- Encourage students to use their own words or gestures to accompany the picture cards.
- Circulate the room, offering support and guidance to students as needed.

Closure:
- Gather the students back in a circle.
- Ask a few students to share their retelling of the story using their picture cards.
- Praise their efforts and highlight specific strengths observed during the activity.
- Discuss the importance of storytelling and how it helps us communicate and share experiences.

Independent Practice:
- Assign a storytelling task as independent practice.
- Instruct students to select a favorite picture book or create their own simple story using picture cards or drawings.
- Encourage them to retell the story to a family member or a peer using the pictures or gestures.
- Provide students with a checklist or rubric to self-assess their storytelling skills.

Note: Adaptations and modifications should be made based on the individual needs and abilities of the students in the special education class.

Worksheet for Kindergarten Special Education

Read the word and draw a line to match it with its opposite 

Count the objects and write the correct number in the space provided.

Match the shapes with their names by drawing a line to connect them.

Fill in the blanks with the correct colours.

Write the missing letters to complete the words.

Write the missing numbers to complete the sequence.

Colour the shapes according to the given colours.

Connect the dots to reveal the hidden picture.

Colour the objects according to the given colour words.

Draw a line to match the uppercase letters with their corresponding lowercase letters.

Note: Remember to leave adequate whitespace for the students to write their answers.

1. Once upon a time, a silly monkey named Max discovered a magical rainbow hat that made everything he touched turn into ice cream!
2. In a faraway land, there lived a mischievous cat named Whiskers who could talk. Whiskers loved to tell jokes and make everyone laugh.
3. Deep in the enchanted forest, a friendly dragon named Sparkle had a special power to create bubbles that could transport you to any storybook adventure you wished for.

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