ECHD 202 Spring 2016 Activity Lesson Plan

Student Teacher: __Nichole Morse__________________________________________

Theme: Letters/Reading
Activity Focus Area: Learning Game

Date: 2/29/2016

# of Children Participating ____15_

Age Group: Pre-K

Teaching Resource:
Head Start Early Learning Frameworks: Logic & Reasoning, Physical Development
& Health, Approaches to Learning
Domain: Reasoning & Problem Solving
Element: Fine Motor
Element: Cooperation

Activity Title:
Main concept, Goal of Activity: The children will split into groups to play an
Alphabet Bingo learning game.
Objective 1: The children will develop reasoning skills as they compare their
bingo card and the letter called aloud during the Alphabet Bingo Game.
Objective 2: The children will develop fine motor skills by manipulating colored
pom poms onto a bingo card while participating in the Alphabet Bingo Game.
Objective 3: The children will enhance skills of cooperation by sharing pom poms
with their group members while participating in the Alphabet Bingo Game.

Materials or Equipment Needed:

Motivation What will you do to attract or motivate the children?
I will invite the children to the carpet. I will introduce to the children my materials; the bingo
18
alphabet
cards
cards
and
the pombingo
poms.
I will hold up individual index cards with the letters represented on
the
bingo
cards.
I
will
explain
the activity. I will then divide the children into 3 groups of 5 by
10 red pom poms
counting
1,
2,
and
3.
Group
1
will use red pom poms, group 2 will use green pom poms, and
10 green pom poms
group 3 will use yellow pom poms, each table will share their pom poms.
10 yellow pom poms
Directions/ Explanations/Steps
1. I will introduce my materials; the bingo cards and the pom poms.
Prior
print out
18 alphabet
bingo
cards and
divide the
2. I to
willLesson:
hold upI will
individual
index
cards with
the letters
represented
onpom
the poms
bingo cards.
by
color.
I
will
make
individual
index
cards
to
represent
each
letter
for
3. I will ask the children if they know that particular letter? We will identify each letter.
identification.
4. I will explain that we are going to play the Alphabet Bingo Game.

5. I will explain that I will hold up my letter card and say the letter, they will look on their bingo
card for the matching letter and place a pom pom on the card. The first child to get a full card
will yell BINGO!
6. I will divide the children into 3 groups of 5.
7. Group 1 will use red pom poms, group 2 will use green pom poms, and group 3 will use
yellow pom poms, sharing from a pile in the middle of the table.
8. I will ask group 1 to find their table and sit down.
9. I will ask group 2 to find their table and set down.
10. I will ask group 3 to find their table and set down.
11. I will hold up each individual letter card and say it aloud, instructing the children to share
the poms poms with their friends and place on the letter if they find it on their card.
12. We will play until someone yells BINGO!
Conclusion: What will you do to conclude your lesson?
We will continue until everyone has had a turn yelling BINGO. I will ask the yellow group to
place their cards and pom poms in their cubby and line up on the feet, next the green group,
and then the yellow group, until every child is in line. We will then wash our hands for lunch.

Evaluation:
1. Did the children develop reasoning skills as they compared their bingo card
and the letter that I called aloud and showed during the Alphabet Bingo learning
game?
2. Did the children develop fine motor skills by manipulating colored pom poms
while participating in the Alphabet Bingo Learning Game?
3. Did the children enhance skills of cooperation by sharing pom poms with their
group members while participating in the Alphabet Bingo Game?