LessonPlan

Name:__MorganStafford_________NameofActivity:____GrowFlowerGrow!_____

DomainArea:___LanguageandLiteracy_______ Date:____4/9/15__________

ChildrensAge:___3yearsold_______NumberofChildrenParticipating:_12_

(PleaseCircleOne)
Individual
SmallGroup
(LargeGroup)

Observation/Assessment:
Whydidyouchoosethisactivity/experience?
(Identifyneeds,interests,abilitiesofchildren)

IchosethisactivitysothatIcanseehowthechildrenlistenbutalsoengageinconversationduringthestory.

VocabularyWords:
flower,grow

MSDEStandardsDevelopmentalGoals:
1.Attendstolanguageduringconversations,songs,stories,orotherlearningexperiences

2.Comprehendsdifferentformsoflanguage,suchasquestionsorexclamations

LearningObjectives(2ormore):
1.Participateinaconversationaboutthestory.

2.Answerquestionsandmakepredictionsduringthestory.

Materials:
thebook
fakeflower
Procedure:
OncethechildrenareseatedIwillshowthemthebook.Iwillaskthemwhattheythinkthe
bookisaboutandtellthemthetitle.IwillshowthemthefakeflowerandtellthemthatasI
turnthepageinthebookIwantthemtopasstheflowertoafriend.ThenIwillreadthebook
andstopperiodicallythroughoutthestorytoaskthechildrenquestions.

ExtensionActivity:
Havethechildrenmakeflowersoutofdifferentartsuppliesorthingsfromoutsidelikereal
leaves.

1.

Introduction/Motivation/SetInduction:

Howwillyougetthechildrens
attention?

Iwillintroducemyselfbecausethisisatthecollegeandthosechildrenarenot
veryfamiliarwithme.Iwillalsoshowthemmybookandmyflower.

2.
Nurturing/TeachingStrategiesProcedures:

Whatarethestepsyouwilltaketo
conductthisactivity/experience?

IneedtoprepareforthechildrennotpassingtheflowerinwhichcaseIwilltryto
tellthemtoandremindthem.

3.
Closure:
Howwillyouknowitstimetoendyouractivity?

Whenthechildrenarenolongerrespondingtomyquestionsorseemdisinterested
intheconversationIwillendit.

4.
Transition:
Howwillyoupreparethechildrenpsychologicallyorphysicallyfor
whatwilloccurnext?

IwilljusttellthechildrenthatwhentheyaredoneacertainpartofcircletimeI
willbereadingthemastory.Andafterthestoryisovernormalcircletimewillfinish.

5.
DevelopmentalVariations:

Whatmodificationswillyoumakeforan
individual(s)orgroup?
FormoreactivelearnersIwillincorporatehandmovementstohelpthembetter
graspthestory.

6.

ObserversComment/Suggestions(Pleasesignanddate):

SelfEvaluation:

Doyoufeelyouweresufficientlypreparedfortheactivity?

IdofeelasthoughIwaspreparedfortheactivity.IhadtheonlytwomaterialsIneeded.I
dowishIknewthechildrenbettersothatIcouldreallygrabtheirattention.

Howdidthechildrenengage/respondtotheactivity?

TheparticipatedinthequestionsandlaughedduringfunnypartsofthestorysoIfeelas
thoughIdidengagethem.

Doyoufeelthisactivitywasdevelopmentallyappropriateforthechildren?

YesIdothinkitwasdevelopmentallyappropriateforthechildren.Thestorywasshort
enoughandinterestingenoughthattheycouldsitandlistentoit.

Werethegoals/objectivesmet?

Yestheyweremet.Thechildrenattendedtotheconversationforthestory,they
comprehendedaspectsoflanguagelikequestions,andansweredthequestions.

Isthereanythingyoumightchangeifyouplanthisactivityagain?

IwouldchangetheuseoftheflowerintosomethingsofterormakinganoisewhenIturn
thepagetohelpsignalthechildrentopasstheflower.

Howmightyouuseotherdomainareastoexpandonthisactivityandmeetadditional
goals?

Icouldexpandbymaybegatheringdifferentmaterialsfromoutsideandhavingthe
childrenmaketheirownflowersoutofthosematerials.