Good Graffiti

Materials

large sheet of butcher paper

tape

markers or crayons

Instructions

Put all of the caps into a large box.
l In advance, ask a family member or another teacher to come to class to play
the role of the peddler in Caps for Sale.
What to Do
1. Read the story Caps for Sale to
the children.
2. Show the children the box of
caps. Name the colors of the
caps. Encourage the children
to sort the caps by color. Ask
the children to say the name of
each color cap as it is placed in
the correct pile.
3. Give each child one cap. Ask
each child to tell you the color
of the cap.
4. Reread the story. This time
have the children put the caps
on the "peddler's" head at the appropriate time.
5. Encourage the children to pretend to be monkeys at appropriate moments in
the story.
Assessment
To assess the children's learning, consider the following:
l Set out all the hats and challenge the children to sort them by color.
l Can the children identify the colors of the different hats?