Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2

Teacher Candidate Kate Wanzer

Date/Time of Scheduled
Visit
Name/Address of School YM&YWHA of Washington Heights
Age/Grade level Pre-K ( Year olds!
Cooperating Teacher
"lassroo# $%#&er '2'
Name of Lesson (he )ery H%ngry "ater*illar
Content
area(s)/developmental
domain(s) addressed
- Physical +evelo*#ent and Health
- ,ocial-.#otional
-"o##%nication/ Lang%age and Literacy
-"ognition and Kno0ledge of the World
rief description of the
lesson
A read Alo%d of the 1oo2 (he )ery H%ngry "ater*illar &y .ric "arle3 After
reading the story/ st%dents 0ill identify and sort 0hich foods the cater*illar ate
0ere healthy and o2 in #oderation3 ,t%dents 0ill then try the di4erent fr%its
that the cater*illar ate and gra*h if they li2ed or did not li2e each fr%it3
This lesson is! A ne0 conce*t-activity Lesson 0ill &e *art of o%r H%#an 1ody and $%trition
%nit in the #onth of March and 0ill reinforce the
conce*t of healthy eating
"ationale
-Hel*s st%dents identify 0hat foods are healthy and not so healthy to eat
- Gives st%dents the o**ort%nity to try ne0 foods and decide if they li2e or
disli2e a *artic%lar food
- Provides children 0ith a healthy snac2
- 5ncor*orates #ath &y charting and gra*hing foods3
Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2
Timeframe
26 #in%tes for 7ead Alo%d and identifying and sharting foods
'8 #in%tes to try di4erent fr%it as a s#all gro%* activity
#$%ective(s) of the
activit&
-,t%dents 0ill &e a&le to identify foods that are healthy and o2 in #oderation
-,t%dents 0ill try ne0 foods
-,t%dents 0ill &e a&le to e9*ress 0hether the li2e of disli2e certain fr%its
- (hro%gh gra*hing/ st%dents 0ill %nderstand the conce*t of #ore or less
Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2
Connections to
standards
:sing the $Y, .arly "o##on "ore ,tandards;
Physical +evelo*#ent and Health
-,t%dents 0ill de#onstrate a0areness and %nderstanding of healthy ha&its
-,t%dents 0ill recognize the i#*ortance of good n%trition
-(al2s a&o%t food choices in relationshi* to allergies and overall health
,ocial and .#otional +evelo*#ent
-,t%dents 0ill e9*ree feelings/ needs/ o*inions and desires in a 0ay that is
a**ro*riate to the sit%ation
"o##%nication/ Lang%age and Literacy
-,t%dents 0ill de#onstrate their #otivation to co##%nicate &y
*artici*ating in s#all or large gro%* activities for story telling/ singing or <nger
*lays
-,t%dents 0ill correctly na#e *ict%res 0hen as2ed =0hat is this>?
-With *ro#*ting and s%**ort/ st%dents 0ill #a2e connections &et0een self/
te9t/ and the 0orld aro%nd the#3
-,t%dents 0ill sort co##on o&@ects into categories for %nderstanding of
the conce*ts the categories re*resent
"ognition and Kno0ledge of the World (,ocial ,t%dies!
-"o%nt and tell the n%#&er of o&@ects
-co#*are n%#&ers
-:nderstand the relationshi* &et0een n%#&ers and A%antities to '6;
connect co%nting to cardinality
-5dentify 0eather the n%#&er of o&@ects in one gro%* is #ore/ less/ greater
than/ fe0er/ and-or eA%al to the n%#&er of o&@ects in another gro%*
-sort o&@ects into categoriesB co%nt the n%#&ers of o&@ects in each
category
Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2
Language #$%ectives -,t%dents 0ill de#onstrate an %nderstanding of the story read alo%d
-,t%dents 0ill *artici*ate in giving their o*inion as to 0hether they or disli2e a
food
-,t%dents 0ill &e a&le to identify na#es of foods
-,t%dents 0ill &e a&le to %se 0ords and *hrases acA%ired thro%gh the read
alo%d

"esources/materials
needed!
(5ncl%de any 0or2sheets or
so%rces of evidence for
childrenCs learning yo% 0ill
%se d%ring the activity!
-1oo2; (he )ery H%ngry "ater*illar &y .ric "arle
-*ict%res of the di4erent foods the cater*illar ate
- large *a*er to short foods into heathly and o2 in #oderation
- di4erent fr%it fro# the &oo2 ( ,tra0&erries/ *ears/ a**les/ etc!
- Large *a*er and #ar2s to gra*h fr%it children li2ed or did not li2e
Technolog& inclusion (if
applica$le)
'rocedures (step $&
step)
Antici*atory ,et ("onnection-Motivation! (o introd%ce the story and gain
st%dentCs interest/ 5 0ill as2 st%dent to raise their hand if they have read this
story3 5 0ill then as2 the# if the li2ed the story3 5 0ill #a2e reading the story
interactive for st%dents &y having the# hel* co%nt the di4erent fr%its in the
story3
'3 7ead alo%d (he )ery H%ngry "ater*illar
23 After reading the story/ as2 st%dents to hel* identify and sort foods into
t0o categories/ healthy and o2 in #oderation
D3 +%ring center ti#e/ in s#all gro%*s have children try di4erent fr%its fro#
the &oo2
3 As2 each st%dent if they li2e or disli2ed a certain fr%it and gra*h their
ans0ers
Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2
(his is a 0hole gro%* and s#all gro%* lesson
As clos%re to the lesson;
5n the afternoon/ as a 0hole gro%* activity/ revie0 ty*es of foods that are
healthy and o2 in #oderation3 Loo2 at the gra*h have the# identify 0hat fr%it
st%dents li2ed the #ost and least3 Have the# co%nt the n%#&er of st%dents
that li2ed each fr%it3
(ethod of assessing
children)s
understanding of
lesson/activit&/o$%ective
(s)
(1e s%re to incl%de any
tools/ r%&rics-chec2lists
and-or 0or2sheets yo% 0ill
%se for assess#ent(s!
're*assessment
1efore reading (he )ery
H%ngry "ater*illar/ 5 0ill
as2 st%dents to na#e
healthy foods and not so
healthy foods3
Assessment of Student
Learning
After reading the story 5 0ill
as2 st%dents to sort
di4erent foods into 2
categories/ healthy and o2
in #oderation3
Assessment of
Children)s Language
Learning
When tasting di4erent
fr%its/ 5 0ill assess if
st%dents are a&le to
clearly e9*ress their li2e
or disli2e for a *artic%lar
food and descri&e they
donCt li2e it3
Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2
'lans for di+erentiated
instruction/instructional
modi,cations
Supporting children
-ith identi,ed dela&s
or disa$ilities
*5 0ill #a2e s%re that this
activity is %n&iased and
c%lt%rally sensitive3
-Give st%dents the
o**ort%nity to as2
A%estions d%ring the story
in order to hel* the#
%nderstand the story
&etter3
-5 0ill #eet 0ith s#all
gro%*s to re-teach the
conce*t of heathy vs not
so healthy for str%ggling
learners or e9tend the
thin2ing of advanced
learners
Supporting .nglish Language Learners
*While reading the story 5 can sto* and e9*lain the
i#*ortant *arts of the story to give st%dents the
o**ort%nity to &etter %nderstand the te9t3
- 5 0ill #a2e s%re to read the story at a s*eed
that is a**ro*riate
- 5 0ill the# identify foods in their native
lang%age 0hen 5 can
/ollo- up/.0tension
activities
An& additional
information that -ould
$e helpful for the
o$server to 1no-
Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2
E&server feed&ac2 on the lesson *lan/ incl%ding co##endations and reco##endations for i#*roving
as*ects of the learning activity