BYU-Idaho Preschool Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan #12

Lab 1
Parades

Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Supervisor: Amy Smith
Lead Teacher: Sophie Williams Lesson #2

Preassessment and Findings:

While I interacted with the children, I talked to them about their experiences with performing and more specifically about parades. While in the book area, I asked Rose if
she had ever been to a parade before. She said that she has been and thought that it would be cool to be in a parade herself because she never has been. At the art area, I asked
Garrett what types of things that he liked to perform and if he has ever seen someone perform in a parade. He said that he didn’t know what performance was and he has never
been to a parade. When asked, Price said that he has been to a parade before but the only things he remembered was that there were policemen throwing candy at them and that
there was a float that was spraying water. William said that he likes singing and dancing and he understood that performing involved any type of talent. Adam said that he has
been to a parade before and he believed that they never play any music in a parade. When asked, Mary said that her parents went to a parade but she didn’t know what was there. I
also asked Ender if he’s ever had an opportunity to perform a talent. He said that he performed in a play as a pilgrim for Charlie Brown’s Thanksgiving and that he enjoyed acting.
When asked if he has ever seen a parade before, he said that he has only seen one on TV. I also observed that Ender was making “lollipops” because he wanted to have a parade
and hand them out to people in the classroom. While he was painting in the art area, I asked Bronston what kind of talents that he has and if he likes to perform them. He said that
he doesn’t have any talents and he didn’t know what it meant to perform. After I mentioned that painting was a talent, he said that he didn’t know that. Claire J. said that she likes
parades and performing and has been to a parade on the fourth of July. She knew that one of the things she can perform is dancing like she does in her ballet class. Lillian didn’t
know the difference between a fair and a parade. When asked, she said that she has been to a parade and rode on some rides while she was there. I asked Ethan what he’s seen in a
parade before. He said that he saw people in cars throwing candy. He didn’t think that he saw balloons. He also saw horses but thought that it was really silly to have horses in the
city.
Based off of this preassessment information, I learned that the children don’t all seem to understand that there is performing involved in a parade and that performing can
be things such as singing, dancing, and acting. I will help the students understand these concepts through questioning and examples.

Children Receiving Specific Focus Today:

1. Easton (Books) - Practice dictating words

2. Adam (Outdoor Activity 1) - Letter and number recognition
3. Mary (Dramatic Play) - Parallel and cooperative play amongst peers
4. Ruby (Art) - Practice writing her name and sharing
5. Ender (Small Focus) - Social skills
6. Bronston (Art) - Practice his sharing

Ideas to be Emphasized and Overall Goals:

1. Parades are an opportunity to perform and they are usually done to celebrate a special day or event.
2. Parades are normally done on a straight road and often include music, dancing, floats.
3. Today’s focus will be on the gross motor skill of marching as we march to music, dance, and perform.

Research about Topic:

“A parade (also called march or marchpast) is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats, or
sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebrations of some kind.” Parades often have a lot of cultural significance. In the United
Kingdom a “parade” often means that it is more of a military parade. In the United States, we often celebrate our Independence Day on July 4th with a parade that is complete with
floats, music, dancing, and balloons.

“Many types of parades have emerged since the cave paintings. As early as 3000 B.C., religious processions were one form of a parade. Religious processions were formed in the
hope of moving a step nearer to heaven. Over the years, religious processions have changed but they are still in existence today in one form or another.

Another type of parade is the military parade. The word parade comes from the Spanish word parada. Parada means a halt, a stop or an assembling for exercise. The parade was
originally a military maneuver. The military parade was a frequent occurrence during years in ancient Rome. The Romans used the parade as a diplomatic maneuver. Many of their
enemies were frightened by the sight of an army marching together. The military parade is still in existence today. It is not used as often as in the past but it is still used by some.

Parades can take place to honor special people. This was found in the early Olympic games. The athletes paraded before their contests. This type of parade of athletes is still part of
the ceremony at the Olympics today. Also one of the first parades in the United States honored a special person. A parade was held for Washington as he took his place as the first
President of the United States. Parades have also been held to celebrate special events.”

http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/byrnes-celebrations/parades.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parade