Centre: Explicit/Intentional Teaching:
My Kinetic Sand Rainbow: Children Introduction/Mat Session:
step-by-step follow a kinetic sand Educator starts off the session with
procedure. Once made children split getting the children to sing ‘The
their bundle of sand into two. With Rainbow Song’ whilst implementing
pipe cleaners of the colours of the teacher directed finger gym to the
rainbow, children build their rainbow beat. After the song has finished
by sticking one end of the rainbow educator tells the children that today
(pipe cleaner) into one bundle of we will be focusing on developing
sand to the other. movements within your fingers through
our topic of “Colours of the Rainbow”.
Questions to ask the children:
 Who is having trouble with
touching their index finger and
thumb? Why?
 Do you think there are other
finger activities we can do?
Centre: Conclusion:
Rainbow Children have time at the end of the
Weaving: lesson to play with their fine motor
Children munchkins. Students have the
explore outside opportunity to make different shapes
in weaving and moulds with their munchkin.
play. Children
weave fuzzy
pipe cleaners in
Centre:
What is Hiding Behind the Rainbow?
Children are engaged through a cutting
activity where they cut (Using loop
scissors) windy lengths of the rainbow
template to see what’s hiding
underneath the rainbow image.
Centre:
Rainbow Clip:
Children create
their rainbow
plate by
painting the
colours of the rainbow in their order on a
paper plate. Children then peg on the
corresponding colour peg to the same
between the wholes in the school
gates in outdoor area. Children can
create multiple patterns.
Centre:
The Walking Rainbow: Children
engage in a science experiment.
Children cut and fold paper towels to
the same length and size. They then
place 7 clear cups in an arch shape.
Children stir a few drops of red dye in
number 1 and 7 cups, yellow into
number 3 and blue in number 5.
Children then place the paper towels
in between touching each other.
Children watches the secondary
colours form.
Objective
 Children explore their fine motor
skills with sensorial experiences
of the colours of the rainbow.
part of the rainbow.
Centre:
Sensory Balloon Munchkins: Children
choose a coloured balloon of their
choice and fill it with flour. Educator ties
the flour filled balloon for each student so
they can then decorate it of their choice.
Educator provides materials to create
their Munchkin – googlie eyes, wool for
hair and other materials. Children are
able to bring their fine motor munchkin
onto the class mat every morning.
 Assessment & Recording: (What are we assessing? How are we assessing? How are we recording?)
 Student’s ability to use fine motor movements with scissor cutting, pegging, weaving and sticking.
 Teacher observation
 Record the observations above on a checklist.
Highlight one or two outcomes specifically connected to your objective/s.