Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2

Teacher Candidate
Date/Time of Scheduled
Visit
Name/Address of School
Age/Grade level
Cooperating Teacher

Dian Chen

Name of Lesson
Content
area(s)/developmental
domain(s) addressed

Feed the Animal!

Brief description of the

lesson
This lesson is:

To have children practice the counting of 0-10 objects and/or recognizing the
numbers 0-10 through a game.
A review of a previous lesson/activity

Rationale

Children will learn how to apply numbers and counting in other relevant areas of their lives while
strengthening their counting and cardinality.

Timeframe
Objective(s) of the
activity
Connections to
standards

3-4 Year olds

Classroom Number

Fine Motor Skills: Children will hone their fine motor skills by practicing picking up small items with
tweezers.
Math: Children will practice their number recognition as well as their counting of objects (0-10)
Social/Emotional: Children will practice taking turns as well as helping their peers as well as
providing help without giving away the answer.

30-45 minutes
Children will demonstrate the ability to count 0-10 objects.
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/common_core_standards/pdfdocs/nyslsprek.pdf
Domain #2: Physical Development and Health
- (5) Demonstrates eye-hand coordination and dexterity needed to manipulate objects
Domain #3: Social and Emotional Development
- Relationships with others:
o (4) develops positive relationships with their peers
o (5) demonstrates pro-social problem solving skills in social interactions

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- Accountability: (6) understands and follows routines and rules
Domain #5: Cognition and Knowledge of the World
- Counting and Cardinality
o Know numbers and the count sequence
o Count and tell the number of objects
I would like the children to develop their receptive as well as their expressive language. This includes
developing their vocabulary words, increasing the length of their sentences, recalling events and the
ability to do so with the proper tense, and be able to reflect and express their thoughts about an
activity.
Vocabulary:
- Count
- number
- numbers 0-10
- objects
- how many

Language Objectives

Resources/materials
needed:
(Include any worksheets or
sources of evidence for
childrens learning you will
use during the activity)
Technology inclusion (if
applicable)
Procedures (step by
step)

- Flash cards with an image of food corresponding with the animal they are feeding (0-10 items
- tweezers/pinchers
- animal basket

N/A
Get children interested by relating the activity to previously learned subjects. (counting objects 0-10
as well as recognizing the numbers 0-10 and animals)
Today you would be using all the hard work that you spent learning your numbers to figure
out how much you need to feed the animal that you are taking care of.
Instruction/Whole Group:
Explain the rules of the game and model the instructions
1. Pick a card up from the pile.
2. Show the card to your group and say the number
3. If group members give you a thumbs up, feed the animal
4. If group members give you a thumbs down, open the card and count the items.

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5. If the group members give you a thumbs up, feed the animals, if they give you a
thumbs down, count the items together as a group
To make sure that everyone understands the rules, have each child come up and
demonstrate the how it is played with me and the rest of the class as group members. This
processes will also serve as a form of informal assessment to see the childrens level of
understanding of the directions for group assignment.

Small group

Break children up into small groups and assign them an area to work in.
Have one teacher float from group to group to ensure the children understand the
activity.
Have one teacher work with the group of kids that needs the most help

Closure (sharing/reflection, next steps)

Have the children repeat the instructions back to me in the proper order and have children review
and reflect on the activity later in the day or the next day.

Method of assessing
childrens
understanding of
lesson/activity/objective
(s)
(Be sure to include any
tools, rubrics/checklists
and/or worksheets you will
use for assessment(s)

Pre-assessment
This activity is a review of
childrens lessons on the
numbers 0-10. Assessment of
the childrens work from
previous lessons is used as a
running assessment for this
activity.
The large group activity where
each child takes a turn reading
a flashcard while the remaining
children gave feedback/clues
serves as an assessment of the

Assessment of Student
Learning
Rotate from group to group
(spending enough time to see
each child in the coup complete
the task) and evaluate how each
child is well the child is carrying
out the assigned task.

Assessment of
Childrens Language
Learning
Have the children repeat the
instructions back to me in
the proper order and have
children review and reflect
on the activity later in the
day or the next day. Assess
their use of language. For
shy children, do so one on
one or in small groups.

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childs understanding of the
instructions.
The above assessments are will
be used to determine how
children will be grouped.

Plans for differentiated

instruction/instructional
modifications

Supporting children
with identified delays
or disabilities
For students that have special
needs, they would be place in a
group with a teacher for
additional instruction and help.

Follow up/Extension
activities
Any additional
information that would
be helpful for the
observer to know

Supporting English Language Learners

For English Language learners, have them place in a group with a
teacher or peer(s) that speak their language. If unavailable, model
activity for them one on one.

For advance students,

additional flashcards with the
teen numbers would be
included in their deck for an
added challenge
Have the children brainstorm another activity/game that utilizes the flash cards where they could
practice their numbers. Then create a game as a class.
Tables may be moved farther apart so that the small groups could work with less distractions from
other groups.

Observer feedback on the lesson plan, including commendations and recommendations for improving aspects
of the learning activity