Meghan Arellano

ECE 251 FALL 2014

November 20, 2014
Lesson Plan
Activity Name: Puppy Play
Subtopic: What do they do? Fact: How do they play? Vocab: jump, run, chase, hop, tug,
exercise, leap, bounce
Approximate Length of Time: 20 minutes
Age and Number of Children: Kindergarten and 10 children
Goal: To discover how child play and canine play can be similar and also differ.
Domain: Physical
Standards: Physical K 1.0 Students understand and apply movement concepts and principles to
the learning and development of motor skills.
Objectives: Students who participate in this activity will be able to
1. Show how animals (dogs) can move.
2. Describe how children and animals (dogs) differ in play.
3. Describe how children and animals (dogs) are similar in play.
Outcomes/Abilities..Physical: Fine motor coordination, increased body awareness,

Abilities/Outcomes Cognitive/Perceptual: Verbal expression, Concept of difference, Concept

of similarity, Awareness of sentience of animals
Abilities/Outcomes Social/Emotional: Sharing, Playing in groups, increased self awareness
Content: Vocabulary words include types of movements ie. Running, jumping, chasing, etc.
Facts: What other ways can dogs move? Can we (people) move like that too?
Materials: Dog masks (ones the kids make or the ones teacher buys), stuffed dogs, a lot of
space, boxes kids could crawl in.
Procedure: Teacher will do a list of words that children will come up to the question, How do
dogs move?
Next, ask children Can you do that?
Let the children pick their mask or toy and show the teacher how a dog would move by
pretending to be dogs.
If there is a movement children cant do (ie: wag their tails, bite, etc) ask them why they think
that.
Call them back to the circle or table and ask What can dogs and kids do that are the same? What
can dogs and kids do that is different?
Extension: If possible, teacher will show videos of dogs playing and ask the children if they can
name the movements that the dogs are doing.
Simplification: What are the dogs doing? Can you do that?

Evaluation: Direct observation.

What Next: If the lesson goes well, we can go into anatomy. What body parts do dogs have and
are they the same as peoples. Or are they different.
Evaluation of the appropriateness of the category (types of questions) used: Answer the
following question: Did you use the best categories of questions or could have you used different
categories? Defend your position.
Perhaps in this case, it would be better to ask more open ended questions. But also not too open
ended since this activity is about dogs and not all animals. Its about finding the balance of being
broad but only broad enough for one subject at a time. Other questions that can be asked is,
What do your dogs (assuming they have them) do at home? Let the children share their
experience with their pets.