Small-Group Time Planning Form

Originating
Idea

Basket of Balls

Materials

Basket of assorted balls

Curriculum
Content

E24. Exploring same and different.

Beginning

Look at this basket of balls friends. Are all the

balls the same? Do some feel different than
others?

Opening
Statement

Middle
Earlier
What will
children do?

Explore the
objects,
mouthing the
ball

Strategies:
How will you
scaffold
their
learning?

End
warning and
transition to
next part of
routine

Support the
childs
process,
name actions/
objects.

Middle

Explore the
objects,
finding
variety of
different
types of balls

Later

Explore the
objects,
noticing the
difference in
feel,

Strategies:

Support the
childs
process,
name actions/
objects. Work
alongside
child

Strategies:

Support the
childs
process,
name actions/
objects. Work
alongside
child

Friends can we put the balls in the basket than

bounce our way over to snack

Follow-up
Ideas

The basket of balls will be next to the blocks,

when you want to come back to see the
different balls.