Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2
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Name of Lesson
Content
area(s)/developmental
domain(s) addressed
Brief description of the lesson
This lesson is:
Rationale
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Silvia Aucapina
Pre-K
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Art - Creating a Safety Construction Hat
What concepts or developmental skills will this lesson address?
Content Area: Art and Cognitive Development
Language and literacy: Students will develop and increase their language vocabulary by
implementing new words to their oral language through the read aloud.
Physical: Students will use fine motor skills by ripping the newspaper into small pieces to then glue
them on the balloon.
Cognitive: Children will use perceptual and conceptual knowledge to identify the different steps that
workers follow to construct the buildings.
Social-emotional: Children will positively interact with their peers and teachers as they are making
their art work.
Approaches to learning: Children will be persistent and persevere while they are creating their
safety construction hat.
Students will engage with the activity through the read aloud “Construction Workers Build” by Liza
Charlesworth. During the reading aloud, students will be able to learn and understand the different
steps that workers make to build houses and buildings. The most important thing, students will
recognize the different materials that workers use to be able to work safely.
* A new concept/activity
Why is there a need for this lesson?
There is a need for this lesson because students will be learning the importance of safety hats for
carpenters, architects, and engineers when they work on the construction site to prevent getting
injuries on their head. Students will be exposed to feel the texture of the glue mixing with the water.
They will be able to describe how the texture feels by mixing 2 or 3 materials.
Keep in mind appropriate length of an activity for preschool-aged children is 20 mins at most, no
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Objective(s) of the activity
Connections to standards
Language Objectives
Resources/materials needed:
(Include any worksheets or
sources of evidence for
children’s learning you will use
during the activity)
Technology inclusion (if
applicable)
more than 45 mins for children K-2 grade)
15 minute
What will children know, or demonstrate as a result of this learning experience?
● Students will be able to use their fine motor skills by creating a safety construction
worker hat and learning about the importance of the safety hat.
Which NYS Early Learning, or Common Core Standards are addressed? Are there other standards
used?
● PK.SEL.4. Develops positive relationships with their peers
● PK.SEL.6. Understands and follows routines and rules
● PK.AC.3 Demonstrates understanding of what is observed
● PK.ARTS.16. [VA:Cr1-3.PK] Creates Visual Arts
What language/vocabulary, communication, or literacy skill(s) do I want my students to develop
in this lesson? How is this activity using the specific academic language demand?
Vocabulary (Student Friendly):
- Safety hat: workers use to wear on their head to protect themselves from any injury.
- Dig: make a hole by removing dirt, sand, or the like.
- Lift: to move to a higher position.
- Measure: the action of measuring something. We can measure time, weight, height,
temperature, length, speed, and more.
- Excavators: a piece of heavy construction equipment.
Language Function(s): (purpose): Students will be able to identify the different steps that
workers use to build buildings and the materials they use based on their recall information.
Language Structure: (form): Students will be able to answer the questions being asked by
using full sentences. For example, “What is the first thing the constructors do?” Students answer
“They dig”
Balloon
Scrap card
Small box (matchbox, or raisin box)
Old newspaper
White glue
Yellow paint
N/A
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Procedures (step by step) Anticipatory Set (Connection/Motivation) What will you do to get children’s attention, or to
introduce children to this learning activity? Describe the process in getting them interested and
engaged.

To have students’ attention, I will show the students a construction worker hat and ask them
what do I have on my hands? Who wears that kind of hat?. After students respond to the
questions, I will present the book.
Instruction/Mini Lesson (Outline the procedures or sequence activities that will make up this
learning experience; for instance, you might follow a routine wherein you model (I try); and ask for
active involvement (we try) during a whole group session.

I'll introduce the lesson to the students by saying: today, we are going to read a book about a
group of people who wear hard hats on their heads to protect themselves from any injury. Who
can tell me who are the people that wear hard hats on their heads? and the hats usually are
yellow. Also, these people use big machines that help them do their job. Who are these people?

Now, I will present the cover page of the book and see who guessed or who was closest to the
answer that I asked previously. I’ll say, people who wear yellow hats and use big machines are
the constructor. I’ll read the book “Construction Workers Build” by Liza Charlesworth and during
the read aloud I’ll ask different questions to the students.
● What are the workers doing with the hammers?
● What are the workers using to measure how tall is the construction?
● When you walk on the street, have you ever seen some construction workers? Do they
wave you their hands?
● What did the construction workers do? They made a school! Right! What else can they
make?
● Who remembers what was the first thing that construction workers did? Yes! they dig
● What are the next steps they took? Yes! They climbed then they hammer
● What will you like to build if you were a construction worker?
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Independent Practice (small group activity, working with partners, or independently)

I will let the students make their own small group of 4 people to the art center. Then with the
available materials (balloon, newspaper, match or raisin box, glue, and yellow paint) we will
proceed to make the construction hat. I will help the students blow the balloon until it is
approximately the size of their heads. Meanwhile, the students will tear the newspaper into
small pieces and then dip them into the glue and glue them to the balloon. Once the balloon is
completely covered with the newspaper, we will leave the balloon to dry. Once the balloon is
completely dry, students will pop the balloon and trim the edges to form a round basin. Using
the scrap card, students will cut out a brim for and tape it to the hat shape. Then we'll tape the
box to the hat so it's next to the bowl and in the middle of the brim. Finally, we will cover
everything with a third layer of paper and glue and let it dry again and then the students will
proceed to paint with yellow paint.
Closure (sharing/reflection, next steps)
At the end of this activity, students will share their ideas and thoughts about what they like or
dislike doing this art craft.

Method of assessing children’s Pre-assessment Assessment of Student Assessment of Children’s

understanding of
lesson/activity/objective(s)
(Be sure to include any tools,
rubrics/checklists and/or
worksheets you will use for
assessment(s)
Informal observations
Outline the steps you will take
to evaluate student’s prior
knowledge.
1. Students will be pre-
assessed in their
understanding about
the different materials
and steps that workers
use to do their job.
2. If the students were
able to identify the
different pictures.
Questions:
- What do you think a
construction worker needs to
wear on his head?
Learning Outline the steps you
will take to evaluate students’
learning. What evidence will I
have to assess whether students
have successfully achieved the
content objectives?
I will go over the students'
understanding during the read
aloud in how they interact with
the reading.
I will take notes of the students’
responses to the questions asked
during the read aloud.
Language Learning
Outline the steps you will
take to evaluate students’
language learning. What
evidence will I have to
assess whether students
have successfully achieved
the content objectives?
During small group activity,
I’ll ask students why they
think it is important for
constructors to wear safety
protection hats in their job.
Why workers use big
machines in their jobs and
what they do with them.
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- Does a construction worker I will be documenting

build a bridge? students' learning by
- What do you see here on the informal observation to
cover page of the book? Who later write a formal report
are these men? to find ways in how to help
students to have a better
understanding in case it is
needed or find new ways in
how to challenge students
in case they master the
lesson.
Plans for differentiated Supporting children with Supporting English Language Learners
instruction/instructional identified delays or What modifications should I make to the activity to ensure all
modifications disabilities students are included and engaged in all steps required to meet
What considerations should I the lesson’s objectives?
- For students who are keep in mind regarding
struggling with the concept of cultural relevance, age To ensure that all students are included and engaged in all
the lesson, I will provide extra appropriateness, and ability steps required to meet the objectives of the lesson, I will
time. I will provide picture cards levels for all learners? provide the instructions in the students' home language by
for the students so they can playing audios in their home language of the materials that
refer to the pictures when it is
Provide flashcards with they are going to use for the activity.
necessary during the discussion.
pictures and words for key
- For students who have and vocabulary words, these
mastered the lesson, I’ll ask cards will be done in English
them to draw some of the steps and Spanish, or any home
that the construction workers language that other students
use on their jobs. speak as well, in case the
learners have a visual,
listening or speech IEP.
Follow up/Extension activities How can I provide an opportunity to remediate, reinforce, or expand on students’ learning today in
class?

To provide an opportunity to remedy, reinforce, or expand student participation, I will do a

matching game where students will have different picture cards like animals cards, construction
cards, doctors cards and they should match the cards to the respective group that them belong.
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