Toddler

Thursday, November 4th, 2021

Toddler Color changing leaves Science

Standards
Grow in abilities to persist in and complete a variety of tasks, activities, projects and experiences. Michigan
Early Childhood Standards
Begin to hypothesize or make inferences. Michigan Early Childhood Standards
Participate successfully as group members. Michigan Early Childhood Standards
Gain information from listening (e.g., to conversations, stories, songs, poems). Michigan Early Childhood Standards
Respond with understanding to speech directed at them. Michigan Early Childhood Standards
View images and other media materials for a variety of purposes (e.g., to gain information, for pleasure, to
add to their understanding of written materials, for visual cues or creative purposes). Michigan Early Childhood
Standards
Demonstrate curiosity about and interest in their natural environment that leads them to confidently
engage in activities related to science. Michigan Early Childhood Standards
Begin to participate in simple investigations (e.g., asking questions manipulating materials; anticipating
what might happen next; testing their observations to determine why things happen). Michigan Early Childhood
Standards
Use observation skills to build awareness of plants and animals, their life cycles (e.g., birth, aging, death)
and basic needs (e.g., air, food, light, rest). Michigan Early Childhood Standards
Begin to describe the places in which familiar plants and animals in their neighborhood live (e.g., city,
drainage ponds, parks, fields, forests). Michigan Early Childhood Standards
Can talk about observable characteristics of different seasons. Michigan Early Childhood Standards
Begin to describe weather and its changing conditions (e.g., wind, rain, snow, clouds). Michigan Early Childhood
Standards

Objective & Bloom's Level

Students will be able to describe changing conditions of weather and how it affects trees. Students will be
able to orally describe different seasons.
Students will be able to describe where changing leaves are found.
Students will be able to observe lifecycle of leaves.
Students will be able to participate in simple leave observation.
Students will be able to demonstrate interest in the natural environment.
Students will be able to view images to gain knowledge.
Students will be abele to respond to speech directed at them.
Students will be able to gain information from listening.
Student will be able to participate as a group member.
Student will be able to explore growing with frustrations.

Materials
Drive to park
Poster board
Cheese cloth
Beet
Carrot
Dark tea bag (earl gray?)
Computer

Procedures
Introduction to new material
1. We will begin by taking a drive to the local park. Here we will give the children time to explore the
leaves and take in the fall colors. We want to let the children explore in a monitored safe environment.
On the drive we will listen to the song.
2. We will ask questions like; What season are we in? How does it feel outside right now? Where else could
we find the leaves changing? How do the leaves look and feel different from each other?

Direct Instruction
1. Once we drive home we will engage in an art project. This will involve using pre made unique art tools.
Each color is based on a different color that can be found in the leaves.
2. The children will be allowed to explore the materials and experiment with them. The children will be
sharing materials and working as a collective group on their projects.
Guided Practice
1. We will have a discussion that as the weather gets colder that things happen to the leaves. How the
leaves have ended their lifecycle and that it is a normal part of the trees lifecycle. We will also talk about
how the leaves looked different in Spring than they do in the fall, and how they look different in
summer and winter.

Independent Practice
1. We will have the children talk about the art they made, and how they choose to make the art. We will
then talk about how the color was made by natural chemicals, just like the leaves we saw do.

Extension
n/a
Assessment
Formative- While the students talk monitor their understanding of seasons, lifecycles, weather effects, and
how they change the leaves.
Summative- While the children are working and talking, monitor for perseverance and group
participation.
Homework
n/a

Accommodations and Modifications

n/a

Reflections

Tech
Autumn Songs for Children - Autumn Leaves are Falling Down - Kids Songs by The Learning Station - Bing
video