LEARNING ACTIVITY PLAN

Name: _Nicole Ludwikoski____ Site: _____Nicoles Home Care______

Description of Activity:

Read Happy Easter, Little Critter
By Mercer Mayer and do a finger play activity




Type of Activity:
Fingerplay and a story.
Age group:
3-5
Number in group:3
Opening Question/Invitation/Prop/Finger Play:

I will ask the children if the easter bunny comes
to there house. I will also ask What does he do
when he comes to your house?
I will then read the story Happy Easter, Little
Critter.
Then we will play Five little bunny finger
puppets. I will have 5 bunny cut outs one for
each finger. I will then put all then on my fingers
and start to tell the story, while telling it I will
take a bunny away during each verse.

Five little bunnies hopping on the floor,
One hopped away,
And then there were four.
Four little bunnies, sweet as can be,
One hopped away,
And then there were three,
Three little bunnies, I once knew,
One hopped away,
And then there were two,
Two little bunnies, oh what fun!
One hopped away,
And then there was one.
One little bunny, playing in the sun,
One hopped away,
And now there are none!

Concepts & Skills:
The children will be able to recall how many
bunnies there were in the finger play story.
The children will be able to tell how the bunnies
went away.



Questions to ask:
Can you remember how many bunnies there
were?
Can you count them?
Where did the bunnies go?
How did they go there?




LEARNING ACTIVITY PLAN
Procedure:
First we will read the story Happy Easter Little
Critter.
Then we will :
Have the children color the bunny pictures
before cutting them out.
Then cut them out and place one on each finger
Have them gather around you
Ask some questions about the easter bunny
Tell the story.
Ask some more questions, recalling what you told
them.












Materials Needed:
Five little bunny cut outs the sit on each of your
five fingers.
Sissors
Crayons
The Book Happy Easter,Little Critter.
Have the children color them before you tell the
story.
Performance Standards:
B.EL.1 Demonstrates an understanding of
numbers and counting.

Potential Guidance Techniques Needed:
Help teach memory skills as they recall numbers.

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