Kristen Naylor

Lesson Plan
Making Ramps
Small-Group Time Planning Form
Originating
Observation of the children playing with making ramps and using the toys on them.
Idea
Materials

Cardboard, Wooden planks, Paper, Toys from around the room.

Curriculum
KDIs: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 35, 39, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50
Content
Beginning
Opening
Statement
Middle

I noticed you guys were making ramps the other day. I thought today we could try
making ramps with different items from around the room or from things I brought in
today. We can see what works and what doesn't work.
Earlier

Find new materials from

What will
around the room to make
children do?
ramps with.
Strategies:
How will you Ask them what materials
scaffold their they think make good ramps,
learning?
and what the qualities of a
good ramp are.

Middle

Later

Use the materials others find

Play with the ramps others
to make the ramps. Make
build. Try new toys on the
different configurations of
ramps.
ramps.
Strategies:

Strategies:

Encourage them to expand

Play with them. Ask them if
on the ramps, ask them why
there are other toys that will
they think the ramps work or
work better on the ramps.
don't work.

End
warning and
We're going to play with the ramps for just 5 more minutes before it's time to put them
transition to
away for now and move on to the next part of our day.
next part of
routine
Follow-up
Ideas

Incorporate the ramps into the materials of the room. Encourage children to continue
experimenting with ramps.