Theme: Insects
Activity Name: Pattern Worms
Activity category: Math, fine motor
Area of room: Small table
Focus of Children and Rationale:
According to common core children in Ms. B’s kindergarten class must learn one to one correspondence and be able to build simple patterns. Some students enjoy building with Legos (e.g. James, Malik, and Parte). Some girls like to use Legos to build a pretend houses and color coordinate blocks together. Although, the girl’s fine motor skills are more developed, the boys do not seem to have trouble building structures. Jillian, struggles with one to one correspondence an identifying colors. Both sexes are at an age where they are eager to learn new content and learning is fun to do.
Description:
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Children will use social skills to take turns using different color cubes and requesting materials from peers. Children will practice fine motor skills by snapping cubes together and pulling them apart.
Questions and Statement:
Which pattern “worm” do you like best?
What colors are your favorite to use? Did I provide the color you like most?
Can you identify the smallest, largest, most colorful, etc. “Worm”?
Who in our group built the same type of worm as you?
Which worm had six cubes, and used 3 colors?
Suggestions:
Children must stay at the table and follow the directions given by the teacher. Children will use one to one correspondence and problem solving skills to construct their “Worm”. Children, may not proceed to the next Worm until, the teacher verifies their current Worm is correct. When the teacher verifies accuracy, the children must deconstruct their Worm and place materials back in the correct color container. Children must take turns using different color cubes, since there will be a limited number rationed by the teacher. Children may have a few minutes at the end to construct their own inch worms without specific instruction, this will be told to them at the beginning of the lesson. Hopefully, it will discourage off task behaviors during the assignment. Children can engage in dialogue about there “worms” similarities and differences, yet refrain from off topic conversations. The activity will be guided by the
Activity Name: Pattern Worms
Activity category: Math, fine motor
Area of room: Small table
Focus of Children and Rationale:
According to common core children in Ms. B’s kindergarten class must learn one to one correspondence and be able to build simple patterns. Some students enjoy building with Legos (e.g. James, Malik, and Parte). Some girls like to use Legos to build a pretend houses and color coordinate blocks together. Although, the girl’s fine motor skills are more developed, the boys do not seem to have trouble building structures. Jillian, struggles with one to one correspondence an identifying colors. Both sexes are at an age where they are eager to learn new content and learning is fun to do.
Description:
We will …show more content…
Children will use social skills to take turns using different color cubes and requesting materials from peers. Children will practice fine motor skills by snapping cubes together and pulling them apart.
Questions and Statement:
Which pattern “worm” do you like best?
What colors are your favorite to use? Did I provide the color you like most?
Can you identify the smallest, largest, most colorful, etc. “Worm”?
Who in our group built the same type of worm as you?
Which worm had six cubes, and used 3 colors?
Suggestions:
Children must stay at the table and follow the directions given by the teacher. Children will use one to one correspondence and problem solving skills to construct their “Worm”. Children, may not proceed to the next Worm until, the teacher verifies their current Worm is correct. When the teacher verifies accuracy, the children must deconstruct their Worm and place materials back in the correct color container. Children must take turns using different color cubes, since there will be a limited number rationed by the teacher. Children may have a few minutes at the end to construct their own inch worms without specific instruction, this will be told to them at the beginning of the lesson. Hopefully, it will discourage off task behaviors during the assignment. Children can engage in dialogue about there “worms” similarities and differences, yet refrain from off topic conversations. The activity will be guided by the