10/9/13

Miranda Haugen Activity 3 Lesson Plan

Hickory Dickory Dock

Activity Name: Nursery Rhyme and Large Motor Activity Subject Area(s): Literature/literacy activity Grade Level of Children: Pre-school

Materials:
Laminated poster board with poem on it, grandfather clock made out of a box, a stuffed animal mouse

Rationale:
According to Lev Semionovich Vygotsky, Typically, scaffolding means providing a child with a great deal of support during the early stages of learning and then diminishing support and having the child take on increasing responsibility as soon as she or he is able. In this lesson, the teacher tells the nursery rhyme with full responsibility. After the teacher finishes the nursery rhyme, the students tell the nursery rhyme with support from the teacher. Each time the story is told, the teachers help decreases. During free time, students tell the nursery rhyme by themselves. [ Slavin, R. E. (2009). Educational psychology: Theory and practice. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. ]

South Dakota Early Learning Guidelines:

Reading (Standard 1) Demonstrate motivation, interest and enjoyment in books, reading, and acting out stories while engaged in play. 1. Objective: Children will take turns climbing the mouse up and down the grandfather clock as the class says the nursery rhyme together. Listening and Phonological Awareness (Standard 3) Recognize some rhyming sounds 1. Objective: Children will be able to recognize the rhyming words in the nursery rhyme. Speaking/Communicating and Oral Language Development Play with the sounds of language, repeating rhymes, songs, poems, and fingerplays. 1. Objective: Children will repeat the nursery rhyme as each student gets a chance to move the mouse.

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Miranda Haugen Activity 3 Lesson Plan

Procedure:
Introduction: Introduce the nursery rhyme title. Ask the children if they have ever heard of the nursery rhyme. The teacher says the nursery rhyme. Vocabulary: grandfather clock a clock in a tall wooden case, driven by weights; hickory, dickory, dock nonsense words (not real) that make a sound like a clock, also rhymes with clock; one oclock: the big hand is straight up, little hand is on the one Teaching Strategies: Make sure all children get a chance to climb the mouse up and down the clock. Observe if the children are actively involved and participating in the activity. Closure: Ask if they heard any rhyming words. Review vocabulary Tell them that the poster, mouse, and clock will be available for them to play with during their free time.

Assessment:
Check for understanding 1. I will observe whether or not the children are participating in the activity or not. The rhyme will be repeated over and over again, so the children should be able to memorize this rhyme after saying it for each childs turn. 2. I will use a checklist to ensure that each child gets a chance to climb the mouse up and down the clock. 3. I will ask each student, individually, if they can rhyme a word I verbally present to them. (ex: bed, cat, fog)

Accommodations:
If any behavior arises I will implement the consequence chart (whole class-rule reminder, individual-rule reminder, individual moves to spot by me, etc). If a student is unable to move the mouse up the grandfather clock, I will assist them. When verbally rhyming a word for an assessment, if a student cant rhyme the first word I give them, I will try another word.

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Miranda Haugen Activity 3 Lesson Plan

Evaluation:
Successes experienced

Problems encountered

Next time

Follow-up:
I will have the poster, mouse, and grandfather clock available to the students during their free time. Students can then say the rhyme and move the mouse and clock on their own. This activity could be part of a thematic unit involving all types of classical nursery rhymes.