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ECD 237 Preschool Learning Plan #1 Name: Victoria Hughes

Activity Name: ABC Rock Fun Age of Child(ren): 3 Years


Old

Setting: Small Group

Developmental Focus: Cognitive

Key Content Focus: Literacy

Key Content Area Concepts: Alphabet Awareness

Key Content Area Skills: Learning the letters of the alphabet.

Integrated Content Focus: Science: This activity is science because it involves


the use of rocks which come from the earth.

Integrated Content Area Concepts: Earth and Space Science.

Integrated Content Area Skills:


Classifying- Sorting or ordering objects or ideas into groups or categories
based on their properties.
Communicating: Using pictorial, written, or oral language to describe an
event, action, or object.

Standards:
ELS: K-1.1: The child will see differences in each type of rock that they are sorting.
ELS: K-1.4: The child will compare differences in the rocks as they are sorting them.
ELS: Earth and Space Science State of Missouri #1: The child will explore, and have
meaningful conversations about all the different rocks involved.
ELS: ELA-3K-3.13: Recognize a few letters.
ELS: ELA-4K-3.13: Identify several letters and their general order in the alphabet.
ELS: K-5.1 Classify objects by observable properties (including size, color, shape,
magnetic attraction, heaviness, texture, and the ability to float in water.)
ELS: K-5.1 Compare the properties of different types of materials from which objects
are made.
ELS: K-1.1 Identify observed objects or events by using the senses. (Sight)
ELS: K-1.4 Compare objects by using nonstandard units of measurement.
ELS: Earth and Space Science (State of Missouri)
Explores properties of earth and space.
Investigates properties of earth and space.

Materials to collect/prepare:
An assortment of 24 different rocks
Permanent Marker
2 Egg Cartons
Book: Lets Go Rock Collecting
Transition/warm up/introduction: The book: Lets Go Rock Collecting By: Holly
Keller
I will read this book before we begin the activity to get children thinking about rocks.
This introduction is important because the children need to be familiar with the
materials that they will be working with.

Adult Procedures:
1. First the adult will introduce his/her self to the child.
2. Next the adult will ask the child what they already know about different types
of rocks.
3. Then the adult will pull out the book, Lets Go Rock Collecting, and begin
reading it with the child.
4. The adult will then ask the child if the book taught them anything new about
rocks that they did not already know.
5. Then the adult will prepare the activity.
6. The adult will get necessary materials out. (Rocks, Marker, and Egg Cartons)
7. Next the adult will ask the child if they know their ABCs.
8. If not, the adult will assist with the activity being that knowledge of all of the
ABCs is required.
9. The adult will ask the child to write the letters A-Z on the rocks. (One letter per
rock)
10. The adult will then ask the child to write the letters A-Z inside of the egg
cartons.
11. Once all the labeling has been done, the adult will ask the child to match the
letter on their rock to the letter on the egg carton, and place the rock in the hole.
(Continue until all holes are filled)

Child Procedures:
1. First the child will meet the adult that they will be working with.
2. Next the child will answer questions when asked about what they already
know about rocks, and the alphabet.
3. Then the child will listen, and assist the teacher with reading the book.
4. Then the child will hold discussion about what occurred in the book and how
this furthered their knowledge about rocks.
5. The child will then assist the adult with getting the materials ready for the
activity.
6. The child will begin to write the letters A-Z on each rock. (One letter per rock)
7. The child will then write the letters A-Z on each hole of the egg carton.
8. Next the child will match the letter on the rock to the letter in the egg carton,
and place the rock inside the hole until they are all filled.

Conversation to Support Learning/Talking with Children:


1. Tell me about everything you already know about rocks.
2. What do you think an archeologist does for a living?
3. What do you think rocks are made of?
4. What did the book we read teach you about rocks?
5. What is different and the same about these rocks?
6. Tell me what you have learned by doing this activity about rocks.
7. Did this activity help you learn the letters of the alphabet a little better?
8. Did you learn any new letters that you did not already know?

Observations and Assessment:


The child will see differences in each type of rock that they are sorting. (K-1.1)
The child will compare differences in the rocks as they are sorting them. (K-
1.4)
The child will explore, and have meaningful conversations about all the
different rocks involved. (Earth and Space Science State of Missouri #1)
The child will recognize the different letters written on the rocks. (ELA-3K-3.13)

Accommodations for individuals:


Scaffolding down:
The teacher can scaffold this activity down by only doing familiar letters, or only
doing the letters of the childs name.

Scaffolding up:
The teacher can scaffold this activity up by asking the child for the sound that the
letter makes as it is being matched. The teacher could also scaffold up by adding
lower case letters as well.

Resources:
"Professional Knowledge Standards for Science Teacher Educators." Journal of
Science Teacher Education 8.4 (1997): 233-40. Web.

"PreKinders: Ideas & Resources for Pre-K & Preschool Teachers." PreKinders. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 27 July 2016

30 Playful Ways to Teach Young Kids About Rocks." Fantastic Fun Learning. N.p., 05
Mar. 2013. Web. 27 July 2016.

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