Fall Leaves Lesson Plan

General Goals :( list what you hope the child will accomplish through this activity.)
The child will be able to:
1. Increase Vocabulary
2. Increase Curiosity
3. Increase Language
4. Increase Fine Motor Skills
5. Increase in language use
6. Increase sharing ability

Behavioral Objectives: (The child/children will be able to :)
1. share the glue with other children
2. select different color leaves
3. compare with other children
4. make a book with the leaves

Materials Needed:
Four shoe boxes
Four index cards
Four markers red, brown, green, yellow
2 bottles of glue
Leaves from outside about a bag full
String
50 sheets of fall colored paper
Book: Fall Leaves Fall by: Zoe Hall
Fall leaves coloring sheets about 30

Preparation and Setting Up
Gather materials
Read over the book before presenting it to the class.
Write the names of the colors on the index cards in the correct color marker.
Place the index cards on the shoe boxes
Make 20 books with 5 sheets of colored paper and the string holding them together
Preserve the leaves you are going to use by placing each one in the middle of wax paper and ironing them before you give them to the children.
Print off coloring sheets.

Procedure: (Include a full explanation of the activity and how you, the teacher are involved.)
Step 1: the teacher will start off by reading the Fall Leaves Fall book to the group. Did you enjoy this book? Ask 2 students (what are your favorite color leaves?) After you have read the book have the children choose an activity they would like to do. Have the children get in groups of four.

Step 2: have the children sit at the table and let each child take 10 leaves of their choice from the bag. Have the children tell you why they chose that leaf. Ask each child (what does the leaf feel like?) Set out the shoe boxes on the table and have the child put their leaves in the correct color coated boxes.

Step 3: have the child stay at their seats hand out the books that are already created to the children. Set out 2 bottles of glue on the table. Tell the child (we are going to work on sharing today.) tell the child to make a book with there favorite color leaves. After they have glued the leaves down the teacher needs to help them write the color of the leaf underneath. Ask the children (what letter does leaf start with?) before the child leaves the station give them a coloring sheet to take home.

Step 4: When the child begins to finish they may select another activity.

Questions
1. What color are the leaves on the trees?
2. What are some fall colors?
3. Can you tell me the difference between these 2 leaves?
4. What does the leaf feel like?


Vocabulary
Leaves
Share
Feel

Limits
Only use small amounts of glue
No talking when the teacher is talking
Use your inside voice
Keep your hands to yourself
Only four children at a station at a time
Transition: The teacher will sing The Leaves on the Trees and everyone will clean up there stations and get ready for circle time.

Song
The Leaves on The TreeSung to:

"The Wheels on The Bus"Copyright © 2000 Barbara Pratt. All rights reserved.
The leaves on the tree are falling down,falling down, falling down.The leaves on the tree are falling down, Red, yellow, orange, and brown.

Lesson Plan Froot Loops Counting

Froot Loops Counting

General Goals (list what you hope the child will accomplish through this activity.)
The child will be able to:
1. increase fine motor skills by counting.
2. be more flexible when thinking.
3. increase the ability to attend.
4. increase memorization.

Behavioral Objects (The Child/Children will be able to :)
1. use there fine motor skills by threading the fruit loops through the string.
2. create a necklace with fruit loops by counting to ten.
3. relate their age to the numbers in the book.
4. tell the colors that were on Toucan Sam.

Materials Needed
Construction paper about 40 pieces Squares numbered 1-10
Froot Loops 1 Box
Scissors 1 pair
Yarn or String
Froot Loops Counting fun book By: Barbara Barbieri Mcgrath

Preparation and Setting Up
Gather Materials
Cut 30 Strings for the necklaces about 2 feet long.
Read over book before reading it to the class.
Cut construction paper into squares. Four squares out of one piece of paper.
Number squares 1-10

Procedure (Include a full explanation of the activity and how you, the teacher are involved.)

Step 1: The teacher will Read the Froot Loops Counting Fun Book to the group. The teacher will have the children tell the number aloud that Toucan Sam is holding in the book. (Childs Name) Can you show me how many numbers Toucan Sam is holding up with your fingers? (Ask this question to 3 students throughout the book.) Pick one child for this question (Childs Name) Is your age the same as the number Toucan Sam is holding up? Finish reading the book. Ask Question to 2 students (Childs name) did you like the book?

Step 2: Have the children sit at a table. Distribute 2 numbered squares in front of each child, and about 30 Froot Loops.
Ask the child what the number is on their card (one by one) and tell them to place that many Froot Loops on the card. Check the cards and tell the child good job if correct or try again if wrong be positive. Have the children try until they get it right or get bored with this.

Step 3: Next Give the children one piece of string and tell them to make a necklace. Have the children count aloud while putting the Froot Loops on the string until they reach 10. The teacher needs to ask the children why did you choose those colors for your necklace?


Step 4: As the children begin to finish they may select another activity.


Questions
1. Tell me what colors you liked that were on Toucan Sam, and why.
2. Tell me what color Froot Loops you are going to use for your necklace.
3. Why did you choose those colors for your necklace?
4. Tell me what you enjoyed most about the book.


Vocabulary
Toucan
Yarn
String
Construction paper
Necklace

Limits
Use your inside voices.
There should only be five children at a station at a time.
Keep your hands to yourself.
Keep the food out of your mouth until we are done with the lesson.
Keep the food on the table.

Transition
The teacher will sing the cleanup song and everyone will clean up their stations, and get ready for circle time.



This Is The Way Sung to: "This is the way"
This is the way we pick up our toys,pick up our toys,pick up our toys...This is the way we pick up toys before we have our snack.