ECED Lesson Plan Format

Your Name: Natalie Harrison

Lesson Title: Germs
Age Group: 4-5 year olds Category/Subject
Area: Social Studies,
Physical Educ.

Indiana Foundations

Time: 15-20min

Behavioral Objective(s):

Write the correct number -The children will listen and respond to what a germ is.
-The children will use fine motor and observation skills
in the box next to the
foundation designation -The children will apply the understanding why we have to wash our hands.
Reading

Materials/Necessary Preparation:

Math
Science
SE.6.32

PC.1.11,
PC.2.17,
PC.3.4,
PC.4.4,
PC4.16

Students box (items in there box scissors, glue, crayons), glitter, bucket, soap, sink,
paper towel, and two tables.

Social Studies
Physical Educ. Anticipating and Planning for Challenges:

Music

Challenge: Children may not be able to get all the glitter off their hands. Not
every area has a sink that is easily available.

Fine Arts

Proactive Measure: For students who are not able to glitter off their hands. I will
make sure the water is warm and then watch them as they wash their hands to make
sure they wash the back of their hands too. If the glitter is still on their hands I will
give them a towel to wipe off the glitter. If there is no sink that is available I will
bring in a bucket of warm water and some hand wipes.

Activity Procedure/Concept Exploration:

Blooms Taxonomy
X

Knowledge

Comprehension

Application

After our morning circle time, retain the students, they will be sitting on the circle
rug and I will ask them what are germs? I will explain that Germs are group of tiny
invaders that can make our bodies sick. Our bodies are pretty amazing, day after day;
they work hard digesting food, pumping blood and oxygen, sending signals from our
brains and much more. Germs are so small and sneaky that they creep into our bodies
without being noticed. This is why we have to wash are hands with warm water and

Analysis
Synthesis
X

Evaluation

soap. I will put olive oil, glitter, and a container to catch excess glitter, and paper towels
on the table. If you have the color ___ on please go to one table. If you have the color
___ on please go to table two. One person in each table will put a small amount of olive
oil on their hands and they spread the oil all over the front and back of your hands. This
is what happens when we sneeze in our hands. Then they held their globby hand over a
container and I sprinkled glitter generously all over their hands. The glitter represents
germs. Now shake hands with each person at your table. Next, I gave a paper towel to
each one and tell them to wipe off the glitter. The students will notice it is very hard to

Learning
Styles/Domains

Explain how this activity is DAP:

Visual/Spatial

Children are curious and wonder why we have to wash our hands. This activity has
the children engaged with each other, and also applies their knowledge on germs.
The children will be able to recall on memory to sing their ABCs while washing
their hands. This activity process based and is open ended.

Auditory

Inquiry/Open-ended questions: (List at least 3)

Kinesthetic

-What is a germ?

Creative

- What do germs do to our body?

- What do we have to use to get the germs off?

Naturalist
X

Cognitive
Physical
Emotional

Social

Extensions/
Closure/Transitions:
Modifications
After you get a paper towel and throw it in the trash. You will get your box and go
If children seem very
to the table. You will trace your hand, cut it out and show what germs look like.
interested in the concepts
of germs, we will
explore more by using
pepper and soap.

Observe how what

happens when you mix
the two.
Assessment:
The teacher will observe the children and document what the children say about
their photo. Discussing what their observations are and how this knowledge
applies.