Sticker Fun

The Purpose of Stickers in Reading
  • Stickers reinforce printed concepts.
  • Stickers can be used to create a story.
  • Matching stickers on sticker sheets provides pre-reading skills through pattern recognition.
  • Stickers are a conversation starter. The more experience children have of verbal language, the more easily they will learn to read. Children need to hear and join in conversations with adults and peers.
Open-Ended Sticker Questions

2-3 years old
  • What are the colors of the stickers?
  • What are the pictures on the sticker?
  • What do you like about the sticker?
4-5 years old
  • What type of stickers do we have?
  • Can you describe the pictures?
  • Can you find two that match?
  • How many stickers are on the page?
5 years old and up
  • Why do stickers stick?
  • What would you design on your own sticker?
References http://childliteracy.com/pre_reading.html retrieved on August 29, 2007, Reading Psychology, v20 n4 p325-40 Oct-Dec 1999.