Young children can use descriptive language in authentic and purposeful ways to communicate in large-group settings. Using the What’s in the Bag? interactive, young children develop speaking and listening skills as a part of language development, as well as connecting visual text with the printed word (shown at left). This shared-language experience emphasizes the importance of both those skills and, ultimately, the act for both participants is to relate meaning and expression.

Visit this interactive tool at: http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/in_the_bag/.

ReadWriteThink Lessons That Use This Tool

Guess What’s in the Bag: A Language-based Activity (K-2)
"Guess What's in the Bag" gives students opportunities to interact and play with language. It challenges them to develop and use descriptive language when communicating. This lesson helps not only the speakers, but also the listeners who process the clues given and make predictions about the item in the bag.