LEARNING ACTIVITY PLAN

Name: _Becky Snow ______

Site:

__Hertle Head Start ____________

Description of Activity:
Tell flannel board story Mitch the Fish

Type of Activity: Reading a story

Age group: 3

Opening Question/Invitation/Prop/Finger Play:

Sing a song about the colors in the rainbow
Sing a quiet time song to get ready to listen

Number in group: 14
Concepts & Skills:
Children will summarize what happens in the
story
Children will list the color with the animal it
corresponds to.

Questions to ask:
What color was Mitch in the beginning? What
color was Mitch as the end?
Why did Mitch change colors?
Which animals did Mitch meet in the ocean?
What color was each of them?

Procedure:

Materials Needed:

Tell the story of Mitch the Fish. Practice the

story so you dont have to rely too heavily on
the story card and can interact with the kids as
you read.

Flannel board
Felt pieces to the story:
Orange, red, yellow, blue, and black fish
Lobster, starfish, whale, and shark

Have the children try to say the chorus of the

story with you:
Im Mitch the fish.
I swim and I swish.
And I can change my color
If I wish.

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Performance Standards:
Developmental Domain :
Cognition and General Knowledge
Mathematical Thinking
Performance Standard:
B.EL. 4 Uses the attributes of objects for
comparison and patterning.

Potential Guidance Techniques Needed:

Make sure all the children can see the flannel
board

Developmental Domain :
Language Development & Communication
Listening and Understanding
Performance Standard:
A.EL.2 Listens and responds to communications
with others.

WITC Instructor Use Only:

/2 Activity Plan is developmentally appropriate
/2 Activity Plan is comprehensive
/1 Professional presentation/spelling & grammar is correct