Ideas to be Emphasized and Overall Developmental Focus:

1. Bread is made by mixing ingredients to make dough.

2. Yeast makes bread dough rise.
SELF-SELECTED ACTIVITIES
8:50 – 10:05 a.m.
Activity Name Description/Activity Objective Materials, Special Set-up
Creative Art: Activity Description: The children will be Yarn-RR1 Art supplies 17
Yarn Painting using yarn and textured paint brushes to Paper- Workroom
paint with. They will also glue pom poms Paint- RR1
(4) onto their paintings. When they are Paint tray-RR1 Cabinet 19
finished, they can put their painting on the Texture Paint Brushes- RR1 Art
drying racks so they can take them home at Supplies 15
the end of the day. Glue- RR1
Pom Poms- RR1 Art Supplies 17
Child Objective: The children will express A stack of construction paper
creativity as they create their own works of will be set in the middle of the
art on paper by using the provided table. Place paint tray near the
materials. center. Place strings near paint
tray.
Intentional Teaching: The teachers can
model using the materials in a variety of
ways. They can also ask open ended
questions like, “I wonder what kinds of
things we could make with this?” Teachers
can even make comments like “I like the
way you are using the yarn to smear paint
on your paper.”

D4 G46 The children will use paint, yarn,

and pom poms to create their own work
of art.
Language/Literacy Activity: Activity Description: The children will 4 Ziplock bags- Kitchen
Name Writing practice writing their names by using their Paint-RR1
fingers to write their name on a ziplock bag Tape- Classroom
(4) filled with paint. Printed cut outs of children’s
names- IWP
Set Up: Fill each bag with a different color
of paint. Securely tape down each bag to
the table. Place name cut outs around the
table so that the area looks inviting for the
children.

Child Objective: The children will learn

how to write each letter in their name.

Intentional Teaching: The teacher at the

center can model by finding their name on
the table and then saying “Look this is my
name. My name has the letter’s K, y, l, i, e.”
(While spelling out name the teacher will
 write their name on the bag filled with
paint.) The teacher can also model by doing
the same thing, but while using the childs
name.

Manipulatives: Marble Works
(4)
Activity Description: The children will use Marble Works- RR1White 38
their hands and fingers to create and build
structures using the plastic pieces. They Place a blue towel on the table.
will also use their fingers to drop marbles
down the tubes.

Child Objective: The children will use fine

motor skills and eye hand coordination by
using their hands to build structures, and
their fingers to drop marbles down the
tubes.

Intentional Teaching: The teachers can

model eye-hand coordination by using
their hands and fingers to build structures
and drop marbles down the tubes. They
can also make comments like, “I like the
way you are using your fingers to pick up
the marbles.”

D2 G19, D2 G19: The children will use eye

hand coordination as they as they drop
the marbles down the plastic structures.

Math: Button counting Activity Description: The children will place
buttons in each sorting section in the
(4) boxes.
Child Objective: The children will practice
applying quantity to a written number by
placing the correct amount of buttons in
each sorting section.
2 Wooden sorting boxes- RR2
Red 145
Buttons- RR1 Art Supplies 9
Printed Numbers for sorting
boxes- IWP
Place numbers in numerical
order in the sorting boxes.

Intentional Teaching: The teachers can

model by pointing and saying “Look this
number is 6. I’m going to put six buttons in
this section.” (Then model counting out six
buttons and placing them in the section of
the box.)

D4 G49 The children will use counting

Science: Yeast and Water
Experiment *
skills as they count the number of buttons
to place in the corresponding sorting
section.
Activity Description: The children will Yeast-IWP
watch the reaction of yeast and water in a Water Bottles-IWP
water bottle. They will be able to see the Balloons-IWP
 reaction of it growing by seeing the balloon
@ (Abbye) secured around the lid begin to blow up. I Flour, sugar, salt, yeast, warm
will have one with just yeast and water and water- Kitchen
(4) one with yeast, water, and sugar. Measuring cups (Cup’s, ½ cups,
teaspoons)- Kitchen
I will also have another table set up with Recipe steps- IWP
flour, water, yeast, sugar, and salt. The Tape- In classroom
children will be measuring each ingredient Mixing Spoon- Kitchen
and combining them to form a dough. The
steps of the recipe will be demonstrated in
pictures taped to the table. The children
will also receive assistance from the
teacher assigned to the area.

Make sure that each child washes their

hands before coming to the area.

Child Objective: The children will explore

cause and effect as they watch the reaction
of the yeast rising in the water bottles.
They will also explore cause and effect as
they see what happens when they mix
together ingredients.

Intentional Teaching: The teachers will ask

questions like “Why do you think the yeast
bubbles up?”, or “How is the balloon filling
up with air?” While mixing together
ingredients the teacher assigned to the
table will ask “What do you think will
happen when we add the yeast to the
water?”, or “What will happen when we
mix all of our ingredients together?”

D1 G8: The children will experience cause

Sensory Table: Jurassic Sand
(5)
and effect relationships as they learn the
effect of adding yeast to water.
Activity Description: The children will play Jurassic Sand- RR2 Green
with zoo animals in the Jurassic sand. While Plastic Alphabet Blocks- RR1
the children are playing, they will also dig White 50
through the sand to find plastic letter Plastic Letter Beads- RR1 White
beads and alphabet blocks. 50
Zoo Animals- RR2 Blue 172
Child Objective: The children will explore
the texture of Jurassic sand while playing
with zoo animals. The children will also use
their fingers to write their names in the
sand.

Intentional Teaching: The teachers will ask

questions like “What does the sand feel
like?” They will also encourage children to

Blocks: Legos and free play
(5)
write their name in the sand by modeling.
They will model by saying “Look boys and
girls we can write our names in the sand
with our fingers. My name is Kylie (then I
will model writing my name in the sand).
Activity Description: The children will use Legos- RR2 Blue 178
Legos and blocks to construct and build Blocks- In classroom
with.
Abbye will set up area after
Child Objective: The children will use fine gathering time.
motor skills as they use their hands and
fingers to construct block and Lego towers.

Intentional Teaching: The teachers can

help children construct towers or building
with children as they play. Teachers could
also ask questions like, “What could you
build with these blocks?” Teachers could
also make comments like “I like the way
you are using your using your hands to
connect the Legos.”
Dramatic Play: Activity Description: The dramatic play Timer and clocks- RR2 Red 157
Bread Shop/Bakery* center will be set up to look like a bread Bakery- RR2 Yellow 248
shop. Place all other props appropriately to Breads- RR2 Yellow 223
(6) create an inviting area. The children can Bowls- RR2 Yellow
also use bakery supplies/props to pretend Whisks- Kitchen
to bake breads. There will be a variety of Mix Boxes- IWP
breads set out so that children can pretend
to make and eat breads. Math will be
embedded into the area by having the
children use timers and clocks to track how
long to bake bread. Literacy is embedded
into the activity by the recipe cards that
will be provided. The children can look at
the recipe and pretend to make the food.

Child Objective: The children will engage in

fantasy play and practice social skills with
one another as they take on various roles.
They will do this using the props and
materials provided in the dramatic play
center.

Intentional Teaching: The teachers will

help other children engage with one
another by asking other children to hand
props or materials to other children.

D3 G29 The children will communicate

with one another by actively engaging and
problem solving with others as they each
take roles in the bread shop.
Alternatives:
Creative Art: Description: The children will paint with Plastic Cup (filled with water)-
Watercolor Painting watercolors on paper. RR1
Watercolors- RR1 Orange
Cabinet 2
Paper- RR1Orange Cabinet 3
2nd: Playdough Description: Playdough will be set out on Playdough- Closet
the table along with playdough toys. Playdough toys- RR2 Green 125