Dramatic Play

Preschool Lab

Instructional Plan Format

Teacher Name: Kortney Landrith		Date:
Activity Name:  Dramatic Play	Domain Focus(main content area): Creative Arts

1.       Goals/Learning Objectives:

 Participates in a variety of dramatic play activities that become more extended and complex

Shows growing creativity and imagination in using materials and in assuming different roles in dramatic play situations

2.       Materials Needed:

Cards, plastic table cloth, pretend cake, plates, cups, utensils, wrapping paper, boxes, party decorations, tape, scissors, pencils

3.       Procedures:

Set up dramatic play so the students can pretend to have a birthday party and wrap presents and set up a party during center time

4.       Suggestions for Simplification/Extension:

5.       Assessment:  What method will you use to evaluate the objectives and child learning?

Observe the process and see if the students are using the materials to create items properly

6.       Evaluation: 

a.       List of all children who participated in the activity, outcomes, modifications

b.      Evaluation of your teaching

Dr. Seuss Book

Preschool Lab

Instructional Plan Format

Teacher Name: Kortney Landrith		Date:
Activity Name:  Dr. Seuss Book	Domain Focus (main content area): Language Development

1.       Goals/Learning Objectives:  Develops increasing abilities to understand and use language to communicate information, experiences, ideas, feelings, opinions, needs, questions, and for other varied purposes 

2.       Materials Needed:

Paper

Pen

                Pictures of Characters

3.       Procedures:

a.       Introduction: Talk about the characters they previously made and remind them of their names

b.      Main activity: Have each child dictate a sentence using the format There’s a _____ in my ______. Write it down and take a picture of their character to create a book for the classroom.

c.       Closure:  Read the book to the class and allow children to take turns looking at the book

d.      Transition: Allow students to go onto center activities

4.       Suggestions for Simplification/Extension:

Have a child create a book for their character rather than just a sentence

5.       Assessment:  What method will you use to evaluate the objectives and child learning?

Observe the process and see if the students are using the materials to create items properly

6.       Evaluation: 

a.       List of all children who participated in the activity, outcomes, modifications

b.      Evaluation of your teaching

Dr. Seuss Characters

Preschool Lab

Instructional Plan Format

Teacher Name: Kortney Landrith		Date:
Activity Name: Dr. Seuss Characters	Domain Focus(main content area): Art

1.       Goals/Learning Objectives: Progresses in abilities to create drawings, paintings, models, and other art creations that are more detailed, creative, or realistic

2.       Materials Needed: Different colors of clay or model magic

3.       Procedures:

a.       Introduction:  Talk about how many different characters were in the book “There’s a Wocket in my Pocket”  and talk about how characters are created and how they are going to have a chance to create their own characters

b.      Main activity: Allow the children to play with the clay for a little while at first to allow for exploration. After they have had a chance to explore ask them to start deciding what their character is going to look like and allow them to get the colors their character is going to be. Have them form their characters and let them sit

c.       Closure:  Ask the students what their character is and to give the character a name. Allow them to share with other classmates

d.      Transition:  Have the students go find their picture and pick a center

4.       Suggestions for Simplification/Extension:

Have the students try to create a name that will rhyme with some places their character could be and create a story about it

5.       Assessment:  What method will you use to evaluate the objectives and child learning?

Observe the process and finished product to see if the child has created a character and see if they have used the material effectively

6.       Evaluation: 

a.       List of all children who participated in the activity, outcomes, modifications

b.      Evaluation of your teaching

Cat in the Hat Hats

Preschool Lab

Instructional Plan Format

Teacher Name: Kortney Landrith		Date:
Activity Name: Cat in the Hat hats	Domain Focus(main content area): Creative Arts (art)

1.       Goals/Learning Objectives: What are the desired outcomes for the children?

·         Gains ability in using different art media and materials in a variety of ways for creative expression and representation

·         Develops growing strength, dexterity, and control needed to use tools such as scissors, paper punch, stapler, and hammer

·         Grows in hand-eye coordination in building with blocks, putting together puzzles, reproducing shapes and patterns, stringing beads and using scissors

2.       Materials Needed:

·         Red construction paper cut out in the shape of Seuss hats

·         White paper for the students to cut the white strips for the hat

·         Scissors

·         Glue

·         Black strips of paper

3.       Procedures:

a.       Introduction:

b.      Main activity:

c.       Closure:

d.      Transition:

4.       Suggestions for Simplification/Extension:

5.       Assessment:  What method will you use to evaluate the objectives and child learning?

6.       Evaluation: 

a.       List of all children who participated in the activity, outcomes, modifications

b.      Evaluation of your teaching

Cat in the Hat Snack Lesson Plan

Preschool Lab

Instructional Plan Format

Teacher Name: Kortney Landrith		Date:
Activity Name:  Cat in the Hat Snack	Domain Focus (main content area): Mathematics

1.       Goals/Learning Objectives: Demonstrates increasing interest and awareness of numbers and counting in a means for solving problems and determining quantity

Following step by step directions

2.       Materials Needed:

Ingredients for one:

                Scoop of vanilla ice cream

                Mini ice cream cone wrapped with a strip of red fruit by the foot snack

                3 M&M’s Minis candies

                6 small pieces of twizzlers pull and peel licorice 

Paper plate for each child

Plastic spoon for each child 

3.       Procedures

a.       Teacher Preparations: use an ice cream scoop and scoop balls of ice cream onto a cookie sheet and then place sheet in the freezer. Cut red Fruit by the Foot snack into 4 inch strips. Wrap one strip around each cone. Arrange the supplies and ingredients for easy student access. Display the recipe cards by the materials for the students to follow.

b.      Introduction: Talk about the different numbers of items the students will need to create their snack and ask them to guess what they will be making with the materials

c.       Main activity: Have the parts of the snack set up at a table and have the student’s line up and follow the activity cards to create their snack. Have the students count out the amount of items they need and put them together

d.      Closure:  Ask the students what they have made with the number of items they have put together

e.      Transition:  allow the students to eat their snacks

4.       Suggestions for Simplification/Extension:

5.       Assessment:  What method will you use to evaluate the objectives and child learning?

Observe the process and see if the students are using the materials to create items properly

6.       Evaluation: 

a.       List of all children who participated in the activity, outcomes, modifications

b.      Evaluation of your teaching