LEARNING ACTIVITY PLAN

Name: Jen Langer Site: Jens Little Ones LLC

Description of Activity:

Type of Activity:

Creative Movement Singing a moving to the song Forest Animals

Age group: 2-4 Number in group: 3 or 4 Opening Question/Invitation/Prop/Finger Play: Concepts & Skills:

We are going to go fishing for fish, berries, veggies, nuts

Children will be able to identify different foods forest animals eat large muscle activity Children will let their creative juices flow when we sing and dance Children will gain self-esteem and positive relationships with peers
Questions to ask:

Is this a fruit, vegetable, protein or nut? Who do you think eats this? How do you think a ____ might move? How can I move to look like a ______?

I will point out how creative they are being in their movements and encourage them to do the same with their friends.
Procedure: Materials Needed:

Gather items for fishing.poles, fish, berries, veggies and nuts. We get together for circle and do the daily basics. Talk about how animals dont use fishing poles but use their hands or feet instead. Allow the children to choose, whether they want to use their hands or feet or use fishing poles

Fishing poles Fish Berries Vegetables Nuts

LEARNING ACTIVITY PLAN Well fish and sort different items caught Clean up the fishing large muscle activity Then well talk about how different forest animals might move around Then well sing and dance to the song forest animals Repeat if the children are willing.
Performance Standards: Potential Guidance Techniques Needed:

Motor development B EL 1b moves with strength, control, balance, coordination, locomotion & endurance Motor development B EL 2 exhibits hand eye coordination Emotional Development A EL 1 expresses a wide range of emotions Self-Concept B EL 1 develops positive self esteem Social competence C EL 2 engages in social interaction and plays with others Social competence C EL 3 demonstrates understanding of rules and social expectations Listening and understanding A EL 1 derives meaning through listening and communications of others and sounds in the environment Listening and understanding A EL 2 listens and responds to communication with others Speaking and communicating B EL 2a & b uses vocalizations and spoken language to communicate Early literacy C EL 3a develops phonological awareness Creativity and imagination B EL 1 engages in imaginative play and inventive thinking through interactions with people, materials and the environment Creativity and imagination B EL 2 expresses self

Young children might need assistance to figuring out how to move their bodies, as well as sorting items Well have to be careful with the fishing poles, so no one gets hurt

LEARNING ACTIVITY PLAN creatively through music, movement and art Exploration, Discovery & Problem Solving A EL 1 uses multi-sensory abilities to process information Mathematical thinking B EL 4 uses the attributes of objects for comparison and patterning

WITC Instructor Use Only: /2 Activity Plan is developmentally appropriate /2 Activity Plan is comprehensive /1 Professional presentation/spelling & grammar is correct