BYU-Idaho Preschool Lesson Plan

SMALL FOCUS GROUP

PETS (Dogs and Cats)

Lead Teacher: Kristyn Lloyd

Ideas to be Emphasized:
1. Pets can be very useful to have around.
2. You have to be careful what you feed to your pet.
3. Caring for a dog can help you get good exercise.

Preschool Concepts or Skills:

1. Care for Animals
2. Counting
3. Throwing/ Catching

SMALL FOCUS GROUP 10:10-10:25 a.m.

Persian Cat Group Black Lab Dog Group Dalmatian Dog Group Calico Cat Group
Joey Nate Katherine Christain
Michelle Michael Sydney Ashley
Rebeca Kinnley John Julie
Samantha Addison Mikaela Dan
Tyler Robert Sanders Todd

Your Activity Description & Objective Materials

You have to be careful Description: First Read the book, “Your First Dog!” to 1) Dog bowl
what you feed to your the children and teach that each animal has a 2) Laminated
pet specific diet. For the activity to know the diet of each photos of Dogs
dog (laminated photos) we must roll the dice. This will 3) Bucket of “coco-
+ counting be a math counting activity with a bucket of coco- puff cereal”
puff cereal (that looks like dog food). When each 4) 5 number dice
child rolls the dice that determines how much “food” 5) Book: “Your first
they need to put in their dog’s bowl. Then they dog! A children’s
proceed to count out to feed their dog the correct Book about
amount so they don’t get sick. Teacher will correct owning and
and facilitate when there are questions. With extra caring for dogs”,
time read the second book “Dog Food” to the by Brian G.
children about what dogs cannot eat. Johnson
Objective: This will teach children that they need to 6) Book: “Dog
carefully prepare the food for their pet, and also it Food”, by Saxton
will teach them a counting concept of matching the Freymann
number on a dice to the amount in the dog food
bowl.