Small-Group Time Planning Form

Originating
Idea

Mirror, interest in self

Materials

Mirror

Curriculum
Content

F36. Imitating and pretending

Beginning

Look into the mirror friends, what do you see?

Do you see what I am doing? Can you show
me what I am doing?

Opening
Statement

Middle
Earlier
What will
children do?

Observe them
in mirror;
make faces
accordingly
towards your
expressions
Strategies:

How will you

scaffold
their
learning?

Acknowledge
work, support
their actions,
name
expressions

Middle

Observe self
in mirror,
make faces
and attempt
to mirror
your
movement
Strategies:

Acknowledge
work, support
their actions,
name expressions

End
warning and
transition to
next part of
routine

Alright friends, lets smile and skip to the rug

now.

Follow-up
Ideas

Partners mirroring each other, more

movements to mirror

Later

Observe you
and self in
mirror, repeat
what you are
showing.

Strategies:

Acknowledge
work, support
their actions,
name expressions