"I Can Read! I Can Read!" The Importance of Environmental Print

I love teaching my children about environmental print. I love seeing their little faces light up when they realize they 

CAN READ! I took one weekend, my camera and off I went to capture all the environmental print around us.  I took pictures of restaurants, gas stations, pet stores, clothing stores, etc... All the places I knew my precious kindergarten students would recognize! If you know me well you know I really HATE Wal-mart.  So to spend 3 hours in that store taking snap shots of products should tell you just how much I love my students. Listed below are some station activities 

where I utilized all of the pictures.

• Picture sort-sort the pictures in a pocket chart according to the beginning sound.
• Classify-classify the pictures as places, things, etc... reinforce those nouns
• Class book-create a class book called I Can Read-Our Environmental Print Book by Mrs. Davis' Class. You will hear lots of giggles as they name all the places and products they recognize.  *COMING SOON...Look for the environmental print pages I created according to each letter of the alphabet! 
• I had so much fun creating a powerpoint using the restaurant pictures to go with Dr. Jean's "Pizza Hut, Pizza Hut" song. My kids love the song and the hand motions. Click on the link below for a preview of the powerpoint. 

"Pizza Hut, Pizza Hut" Environmental Print Powerpoint

Now it's your turn...please share your favorite environmental print activities in the comments below! Do you have a silly story about how excited your students act when they realize they CAN READ! Thanks for visiting my blog...Please consider following my blog on Bloglovin and my store on TPT. 

Blessed!
Tammy