BYU-Idaho Preschool Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan #21

Lab 4
Exercise and Sports

Date: Monday, June 19, 2017

Supervisor: Alice Anderson
Lead Teacher: Ruth Newcomer

Children and Learning/Development Goals:

1. Ali: Alis goal is to recognize numbers. She will do this by counting the keys in the sensory
table.
2. Aaron: Aarons goal is to learn social skills. He will do this by learning to take turns and
receive help when needed when making the paper airplanes.
3. Savannah: Savannahs goal is to develop social interactions. She will accomplish this as
she plays in the gym dramatic play area and finds the keys in the sensory bin.
4. Catania: Catanias goal is to develop social interactions with adults and she will do this
by working on the paper airplanes with a teacher and asking for help when needed.
5. Teddy: Teddys goal is to develop his fine motor skills as he is in the creative arts using
scissors and cutting the straws.
6. Boston: Bostons goal is to recognize when to use his indoor voice. He will do this by using
his indoor voice in making a paper airplane in the science area and flying it.

Preassessment and Findings:

One day in lab, there was a t-ball and bat out for the children in another lab to play with
outside. Lorien and Teddy were found play and taking turns with this t-ball set and were both
running and picking up the ball for each other and were saying, Home run. It was great to see
this interaction with each other with no assistance from adults. Then, Aaron has made a few
wrecking balls with yard and cotton balls. In lab as well, Kail asked if we would get the t-ball set
out so he could play with it during outside time. I know that Teddy likes to play soccer too from
the Home visit. For exercise, I asked Lily if she could balance on the exercise ball because it
strengthened her core and I pointed to her core. She tried one time and could not do it. A few
minutes later, she did it on her own and could balance on the ball, sitting on it. The children may
not know about bouncy balls or other balls that they have not played with such as racquet balls.
The children know that they can play with balls and know how to play baseball with the t-ball
set. Having the topic on balls will encourage the children to share, build their fine and gross
motor skills and communication when throwing or passing the balls so everyone is safe.

Ideas to be Emphasized:
1. Moving different parts of our bodies requires the parts of our body to work together and
we call it exercise.
2. There are many ways to move our bodies, like: walking, running, jumping, dancing, and
playing.
3. When we exercise it helps our bodies grow strong and healthy.

Preschool Concepts or Skills:

1. Children will share.
2. Children will practice their fine and gross motor skills as they play with balls, run, jump and
walk.
3. Children will learn big and small for the sizes of balls.
 BYU-Idaho Preschool Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan #21
Lab 4
Exercise and Sports

Date: Monday, June 19, 2017

Supervisor: Alice Anderson
Lead Teacher: Ruth Newcomer

Ideas to be Emphasized:
1. Moving different parts of our bodies requires the parts of our body to work together
and we call it exercise.
2. There are many ways to move our bodies, like: walking, running, jumping, dancing,
and playing.
3. When we exercise it helps our bodies grow strong and healthy.

Preschool Concepts or Skills:

1. Children will share.
2. Children will practice their fine and gross motor skills as they play with balls, run, jump
and walk.
3. Children will learn big and small for the sizes of balls.

Assignments:
________ALL________ Self-Selected ___Alice_______ Floater/Runner/Snack
________Elizabeth_______ Small/Focus Groups ______All______ Booth/ Photographer
_______Sophi______ Outdoor play ______Ruth_______ Greeter/Walkie (Lead Teacher)
_______Katie_______ Snack ______All_______ Data Collector

Special Instructions: We will be taking a field trip to the football field/stadium and will be doing
gathering time, snack, and small focus there. We will start gathering time early. When we clean
up before gathering time, it will be minimal, just clean up the block area so we can come back
and continue to have self-selected activities for the children before closing circle. My first
gathering time will be telling the children about the field trip and expectations. Parents are
invited to help with the field trip.

1:20-1:50 Arrival
1:20-1:50 Self-selected activities
1:50-2:05 Lesson-Gathering Time and Instructions
2:05-2:15 Walking to Track
2:15-2:30 Exercising around the track
2:30-2:40 Snack
2:40-2:45 Obstacle course explanation
2:45-3:00 Obstacle course
3:00-3:15 Walking to classroom
3:15-3:25 Self-Selected (if time)
3:25-3:50 Closing circle and Departure

SELF-SELECTED ACTIVITIES 1:20 - 1:50 p.m.

Literacy Activities/ Books:
Skip to My Lou by Nadine Bernard Westcott (P A3)
If You're Happy and You Know It! by Jan Ormerod (P O1)
If You Walk Down This Road by Kate Duke (P D2)
The Listening Walk (2) by Paul Showers (P S4)
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, & the Big Hungry Bear (3) by Don and Audrey Wood (PW11)
The Little Train by Lois Lenski (P L2)
The Lady with the Alligator Purse by Nadine Bernard Westcott (P W6)
Armies of Ants by Walter Retan (P R3)
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown (PB 13)
Busy Wheels by Peter Lippman (P L9)
Outside, Inside by Carolyn Crimi (P C7)

Child Objective: Children will choose books of their interest as they are in the reading area. Teachers
will encourage the children to read and help them to know how to read the book as they read
together.
Activity Name Description/Activity Objective Materials, Special Set-up
Creative Art: Straw Activity Description: There will be straws on the Straws-opened (RR1)
Art (4-5) @ table for the children to use to make art. The Paint (3 colors) (RR1)
children can tape them together, cut them or use Put out scissors and tape on
them to paint with. The paint, scissors and tape the table (Classroom)
will be on the table.
Child Objective: The children will use their
creativity to make buildings or objects that they
can play with using straws, tape and scissors.
They will practice their fine motor skills.
Intentional Teaching: The adults can help the
children who may be struggling with the scissors
or tape. They will encourage the children to build
Describe what the adult should do: the strategies
they should use, questions they should ask
children, the supports they might provide, and
limits on what the children can do.
*Manipulatives: Activity Description: The Marble Works will Marble Works A (RR1 38)
Marble Works (4-6) encourage the children to make their tower and
roll the marbles down to see what happens to
the marble as they push it down from the top of
what they build.
Child Objective: The children will learn what will
happen when they build with the tubes and roll a
marble down it.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will aid the
children in the building of the towers if they need
help and make sure that they do not throw the
marbles. Ask the children What do you think will
happen?
*Math: Bouncy Ball Activity Description: Numbers will be on the cups Bowls (RR1)
Sorting (3-5) will show the children how many balls need to go Cups (Kitchen)
in the cups so they can put the number of cups 20 Bouncy balls (IWP)
in the bowl/cups.
Child Objective: The children will count the
 objects matching the numbers as they fill the
numbered cups/bowls with the bouncy balls.
IELG: D4G39
(Children demonstrate understanding of
numbers, ways of representing numbers)
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will encourage
the children to keep the balls on the table in the
cups and to now throw them.
Science: Airplane Activity Description: There will be a diagram or White or Colored Paper (RR1)
Making and paper for the children to learn how to make their Ruler to measure how far the
Aerodynamics (4- own airplanes and then they will fly them to see planes went (RR1)
5) @ which one goes farther. Rulers will be out to Paper of how to make an
measure how far their plane goes after throwing. airplane (IWP)
Child Objective: This will practice their fine motor
skills in folding the papers and learning cause
and effect when they throw the airplane.
Intentional Teaching: The teachers will help the
children make a paper airplane and fly it in the
classroom close to the piano area so they do not
hurt the other children and then they can help
them measure far they threw the airplane.
Sensory Table: Find Activity Description: Put the colored rice in the Colored Rice (RR2, 140)
the Key sensory bin and place some keys in the bin for Keys (RR2, 148)
the children to find. Place some shovels and
sifters in the rice too. The children can match the
keys according to colors.
Child Objective: The children will find the keys
and match them according to size.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will tell the
children to sort/match the colors of the keys and
they can count the keys they find.
*Blocks: Lets Activity Description: The paper towel tubes will Paper Towel Tubes (IWP)
Transport the Balls be used for children to roll the balls down as they 5 Dump Trucks (Small Shed)
(4-6) are in the block area. The dump trucks will be Bouncy Balls (IWP)
available as well for the children to transport the
balls to different parts of the block area. Place the paper towel tubes
Child Objective: The children will use the tubes to and dump trucks in the
learn cause and effect when they put the balls middle of the block area
down the tube. with a few balls for them to
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will make sure roll down and have some
that the children are not throwing the balls, but blocks set up as a ramp or
putting them down the tubes. Teachers will ask other areas.
What do you think will happen if you put the ball
down the tube? Or How do you make the ball
roll faster?
*Dramatic Play: Activity Description: An obstacle course and gym Tape (RR1)
Gym and Obstacle equipment will be set up in dramatic play. Hula Hoops (GG)
Course (5-7) Pictures will be around for the children to Tunnel (GG)
practice their exercises. Children will go through Balance Beam (GG)
the motions of the course while taking turns and Set of stepping stones (GG)
working together. Teachers will set out a tunnel, Large Exercise Ball (GG)
the balance beam, the set of stepping-stones, Mat (GG)
 tape and hula-hoops to create an obstacle
course. Teachers will also make a Preschool
Gym sign and set out appropriate gym
equipment.

Alternatives:
Creative Art: Description: The children will manipulate the Playdough (Closet)
Playdough with playdough with the playdough toys. Rolling pins Playdough
playdough and cookies cutters will be set out. The items will Alphabet/Number Stamps
alphabet/number be set out on the table by the teacher. (RR2, 224)
stamps

2nd: Styrofoam Description: Place the Styrofoam block, hammers Styrofoam blocks bin (RR1)
blocks with and nails on the table for the children to use their
hammers and nails fine motor skills and practice hitting the nails in
with the hammer.

OUTDOOR PLAY Location: South Playground

*Gross Motor: Lets Description: Have the exercise balls out on the 2 Large Exercise Balls-GG
Exercise! @ grass for the children to use and to get exercise
and build their core. The teachers will keep an
eye on the children so they are safe with the
balls.
Objective: The children will learn that balls are
big and will be engaged in large motor physical
challenges when they roll on the exercise ball.
IELG D2G21
(Children engage in a variety of physical
activities.)
Intentional Teaching: The teachers will make sure
that the children are safe on the exercise balls
and are using the appropriately.
*2nd: Lets Play T-Ball Description: Have the t-ball set up for the T-ball Set-GG
children to use and practice their motor skills and Place it toward the slides in
to share. front of the large shed for the
Objective: The children will engage in large and children to use.
fine motor activities as they hit the ball from the t-
ball stand.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will encourage
children to take turns and to continue to try if
they do not hit the ball the first time.
3rd: Bean Bag Toss Description: Children will toss the bean bags into Bean Bag Board (GG)
the board that is set up by the large shed. Bean Bags (RR1 Cabinet 7&8
Objective: Children will practice their fine and Shelf 1)
gross motor skills as they toss the bean bags.

CLEAN UP 1:50 p.m.

I will clean up the block area only.
Its Clean Up Time At Preschool. (x2)
GATHERING TIME
Transition If Youre Happy and You Know It
IELG: D5, G52 CI6 Memorizes and recites simple songs and finger plays.
Activity Name Description Materials
1. Field Trip Tell the children we are going on a field trip to Ball (IWP)
Introduction the football field and outdoor track across
Moving different campus. I will tell the children that when we are
parts of our bodies walking to the outdoor track that we will hold the
requires the parts hands of our assigned teacher or an adult. We
of our body to work will listen to their directions. We do this so we can
together and we be safe. We will change our nametags before
call it exercise. we go out. I will tap the childrens heads with a
ball and they will line up with their teacher or
parent.
IELG: (D1, G4)
WALKING TO THE TRACK
Transition to sitting down: There will be a square of tape on the football field for the children to sit on.
We will sing Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes
2. There are many Tell the children that we are going to talk about Pictures of stretching (IWP)
ways to move our different ways to move our bodies. Ask the
bodies, like: children ways they move their bodies. Tell the
walking, running, children that before we exercise, we need to
jumping, dancing, stretch so our body does not get hurt. We will
and playing. practice stretching nowshow pictures of
stretching such as touching your toes and
holding, leaning to the right and left of your
shoulders, and holding your leg up and standing
on one foot to stretch your legs.
3. When we We will go around the track moving our bodies in Put tape down on the track
exercise it helps our various ways. I will show the children how to do it to mark what the children
bodies grow strong for the first half of the track. We will walk until we are doing and have a
and healthy. see the next piece of tape and then we will run picture with the words on it
and then hop and then skip. Then we will do for each section (IWP)
these things sideways walking around the track
again.
Transition to Small We will sing Take Me Out to the Ball Game. The
Focus Groups children will have different pictures of balls on the
back of their name tags and we will say them in
the song until all the children are with their
groups.

SNACK: Granola bars and water

SMALL FOCUS GROUP

IELG: (D5, G54)
Miss Ruth Miss Katie Miss Alice Miss Miss Sophi Miss Sarah Miss Parent
Elizabeth Alyssa

Your Activity Description & Objective Materials

Obstacle Course I will go through the obstacle course with the children Hula Hoops (GG)
 Instruction and do it to show them. If they are not doing the Tunnels (GG)
obstacle course, then they will be cheering for their Stepping Stones
team member who is doing the obstacle course. (GG)
12 Traffic Cones
(Small Shed)
8 Burlap Sack (GG)
Walk back to the classroom
Allow the children to do some self-selected activities if we have time.
Transition: Freeze Dance (Kindle) Dance with the scarves and listen when the music tells you to freeze.
CLOSING CIRCLE 3:25-3:40 p.m.
Activity Name Description Materials
Review What did we do today? We found out that exercise was exciting Show
and it is running, jumping, skipping, throwing and it is fun! When pictures of
we move our bodies, we stay healthy. running,
skipping and
jumping.
(IWP)
Sock Basketball Use socks as the ball and have a bucket that the children can Socks (IWP)
throw the balls into for the basket. Take turns and make sure you Bucket
set the expectations that they need to only throw the socks in (Large Shed)
the buckets.
Phonemic Put the letters in a box or bag and have the children say the Foam Letters
Awareness letter and say a word that starts with the letter. (RR1, 48)
Music Shake Your Sillies Out Shake Your
Sillies Out
(Kindle)
Story/ Book Read to the children the book Hands Can and have them to Hands
different motions with their hands. Can by
Cheryl Willis
Hudson (BJ1)
Red Light, Green Play Red Light, Green Light and have the children take turns Red and
Light Green paper
or signs
(Closet)
Mouse in the House Put the mouse underneath one of the houses and have the Mouse in the
children guess which one the mouse is under. House Game
(Closet)

WORDS TO SONGS & FINGERPLAYS

If they don't win it's a shame!
Take Me Out To The Ball Game! (song)
And it's ONE, TWO, THREE strikes you're out!
Take me out to the ball game.
At the old ball game!
Take me out to the crowd. http://www.preschool-plan-it.com/balls-
theme.html#Circle
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks.
I don't care if I ever get back. RESOURCES:
Preschoolplanit.com
Cause it's root, root root for the home team.
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