Name: Yvonne Ritchens

Focus Area: MATH

Title of Lesson: Sorting Fish

Date 3/16/15
Grade Level: Pre-School
Total Time: 30 minutes

I. Objectives:
The children will enhance their language and literacy skills by engaging in a
storytelling experience.
Domain: Literacy Knowledge and Skills
Element: Book Appreciation

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The children will verbally describe the different colors of the fish.
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The children will interact with peers as they work in small groups.
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Domain: Language Development

Element: Receptive and Expressive Language

Domain: Social and Emotional Development

Element: Social Relationships

The children will enhance their math knowledge by sorting and counting
different color fish.
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Domain: Number Concepts and quantities

Element : Mathematics Knowledge and Skills

II. Materials:

The book Rainbow Fish And The Sea Monster By Marcus Pfister
3 Bowls blue, green, pink
Chant 5 little fish
55 small fish, pink, green and blue
3 card with different numbers on them

III. Procedure:
A. Motivation
1. I will bring the children to the rug for story time.
2. I will ask the children what we have been learning about for the last
few days.
3. I will tell the children that today we will be learning about fish
B. Steps
1. I will begin the book
2. I will ask the children question while I read the book and
answer questions.
3. I will finish the book and tell the children that today we will be
sorting and identifying different color fish
4. I will put the children in groups of 4
5. I will tell the children that first we will be sorting the fish by
colors
6. The other teachers and myself will assist the children in
doing so

7. I will have a card at each table with a different number on it.

8. I will have the children identify the color fish that they have
that matches the same number on the card and place it on
the card.
9. I will have one child come up and help me count the number
of fish for each color so I will have 3 volunteers.
10. I will tell the children that now we will do a chant.
11. I will do the chance once by myself and then the children will
do it with me the second time.
12. I will ask the children if they have on red then green, then
orange then blue and they will go wash their hands.
IV. Conclusion: I will do a song with the children 5 Little Fishes
V. Transition: I will ask the children if they have on red then green, then orange
then blue and they will go wash their hands.
VI. Follow-Up Activities/Learning Centers:
1. Put fish in sour sensory table
2. Take the children to an aquarium
3. Put ocean books in the reading center
VII. Evaluation/Assessment:
A. 1. Did the children enhance their language and literacy skills by engaging
in a storytelling experience?
2. Did the children verbally describe the different colors of the fish?
3. Did the children interact with peers as they work in small groups?
4. Did the children enhance their math knowledge by sorting and counting
different color fish?
B. Self-Reflection Assessment:
What did the children most enjoy?
What did the children least enjoy?
If I implemented this lesson again, what would I do differently?

VIII. Early Learning Standards Met:

Domain/Element: Literacy Knowledge and Skills / Book Appreciation
Domain/Element: Language Development / Receptive and Expressive Language
Domain/Element: Social and Emotional Development / Social Relationships
Domain/Element: Number Concepts and quantities / Mathematics Knowledge and Skills

Supplemental Materials:
5 Little Fishes
5 little fishes swimming near the shore
1 took a dive and then there was 4
4 little fishes were swimming out to sea
One went for food and then there was 3
3 little fishes said now what should we do?
One swam away and then there were 2
2 little fishes we are having great fun
One took a plunge and then there was 1
1 little fish said I like the warm sun
Away she went and then there were none!