2. A Day at the Beach is a concept book. It’s is an ideal tool to supplement and reinforce
concepts associated with experiencing a visit to the beach. The pictures and text should
be a starting point to begin a dialogue with children. This book may foster children to
interpret pictures, helping to connect meaning of text through illustrations. The repetition
of text creates familiarity for the child. Adults may utilize this to exchange a ritualized
dialogue to engage children through a scaffolding dialogue to gain knowledge and
concepts unique to A Day at the Beach.
This book has been adapted for Hearing Impaired children. Each vocabulary word is
illustrated by a picture and the ASL sign. To view the sign/finger spell, just click on the
image. The pictures and the ASL signs and fingerspells provide a visual for the students
who are learning to read and sign the words.
BY: Latasha Arnold, Susan Dowling, Matthew Harris & Robin Moles
23. Definitions
1. WAVE: large ripple of water in the ocean.
1. SAND: granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral
particles.
1. SANDCASTLE: a castle like structure built of wet sand, as by
children/people at a beach.
1. SHELLS: a sharp, protective outer layer created by an animal that
lives in the sea or ocean. The shell is part of the body of the animal.
Empty seashells are often found washed up on beaches.
1. WIND: movement of air.
24. Definitions
6. KITE: a lightweight toy made of wood, paper or material flown in the
wind at the end of a string.
7. SEAGULL: long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family.
8. BOARDWALK: beach walkway made of boards.
9. SWIMMING: to move through water by means of the arms and legs.
10. SUNSET: the time in the evening when the sun disappears or
daylight fades.
