Week 3 Lesson Plan

Authors
Name(s): Zehra Nur Çıkılı

Elif Yağmur Özcan

Ayşe Sena Köse

Details
Course
Science integrated mathematics whole group activity
Unit Title
Let’s clean up

Grade Level
Early childhood education (48-60 months)
Time
40 Minutes
Content
Learning Outcomes [ASSURE (State Objectives)]
Cognitive Development
Children who are 48-60 months of age (Audience) know at least 95 percent of children (Degree) intended use of
cleaning materials (Behaviour).
Children who are 48-60 months of age (Audience) know at least 90 percent of children (Degree) where the
cleaning items are used (Behaviour) and when the teacher distributes them to the class classifies them as
personal or environmental (Condition).
Self-care Skills
Children who are 48-60 months of age (Audience) use at least 90 percent of children (Degree) the materials for
cleaning the environment and personal hygiene and makes necessary arrangements in the living area
(Behavior).

Instructional Materials & Media [ASSURE (Select Strategies, Technology, Media and Materials)]
Microbe picture, Mr. Microbe song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEer6rIl5dU

Learning-Teaching Methods [ASSURE (Select Strategies, Technology, Media and Materials)]

Child-centred activity.
Task Analysis-Community Building-Problem Solving
Teaching Activities [ASSURE (Utilize Technology, Media, and Materials and Require Learner Participation)]
After teacher introduce microbes to children she shows an infographic about what can we do to protect
ourselves from microbes and also if children cannot group the cleaning materials teacher shows the concept
map which includes the grouping this materials.
Group Learning Activities
Listening to music and saying it together with special dance.
Individual Learning Activities

Group Learning Activities

Summary
The teacher enters the classroom with a microbe picture and draws the attention of the children to the picture.
He/she starts a conversation about the visual when it attracts all children attention. He/she asks the kids what
he might be. He/she gives children enough time to think about it and share their ideas. Then he/she explains
what the microbe is and what it can cause. He talks about we need protection and how can we get rid of
microbes in our environment. After, he/she describes the cleaning materials used for this. Then teacher plays
the “Mr. Microbe” song and they sing the song together. Teacher shows the movements and dance together.
Teacher says that “let’s learn the materials that help us to get rid of microbes” and introduces the two baskets.
One of them is for body cleaning and the other is cleaning materials for environmental cleaning. Teacher gives
the materials to the children. They examine materials. They talk about the properties of these materials.
Children put materials for body cleaning in a basket and other materials in the other basket for environmental
cleaning, such as soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, toilet paper, nail clippers, comb, dust cloth, bucket,
broom, dustpan, water. Teacher and children check together whether the materials are placed in the correct
basket or not. The materials in both baskets are counted. In which basket there are more materials are spoken.
Children answer questions such as “What do we use for? “,” Why? “,” How do we use? that the teacher asks.
When they finish the activity, teacher can make the clean-up time. He/she make group of 5 children and say “It
is time for clean-up”. He/she distribute the materials which she chooses for children and is harmless and wants
them to clean their toys.

Measurement & Evaluation

Teacher asks assessment questions to the children to evaluate the learning process.
Descriptive Questions:
What did we do today?
Which materials did we use?
Affective Questions:
How did you feel when you see microbe picture?
Daily Life Questions:
In your Daily life, which of them you use for your personal cleaning?
Which materials does your mother use at home for clean up?
Goal Oriented Questions:
What causes microbes in our body?
How can we get rid of microbes in our environment?

Measurement & Assessment Activities for List the measurement and assessment methods for
Individual Performance individual learning activities.

Measurement & Assessment Activities for Teacher makes them a group of 5 children and wants them
Group Performance to clean up their toys.

Homework (optional)
Explanation

Explanation regarding to the implementation of the plan

Parents can give duties to their children about cleaning. They can make a checklist that they need to do within
day. At the end of the day, they can put a check mark on it.