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PHASE #3
Lesson Plan #27
Lab 2
Gravity
Date:
Wednesday, July 8th, 2015
Supervisor:
Karissa
Lead Teacher: Casie Billmire
Children and Learning/Development Goals:
1. Peyton Taking turns Peyton will take turns while playing at the manipulative tables to
be able to drop the pompom or balls down in the correct spot.
2. Claire Sharing Claire will share with her friends at the creative center taking turns and
passing on her items to throw them down to do the Splat! painting.
3. Tristan Sharing and making friends - Tristan will share with his friends while playing
outside with the water and ramps.
4. Caiden Shapes Caiden will work on shapes while Splat painting as he sees the different
shapes created when the pom-poms and other items are thrown on the ground.
5. Isaac Work on motor skills Isaac will develop motor skills outdoors with the trampoline
and jumping up and down on it.
6. Raleigh Counting consistently Raleigh will count consistently at the manipulatives table
as he counts the number of balls that he drops down the tubes.
7. Cade Gross motor skills - Cade will develop motor skills outdoors with the trampoline
and jumping up and down on it.
Preassessment and Findings:
Many of the children in our class seem to have a lot of interest in the science activities that
we plan so I have chosen aspects of science to focus on. During past lessons children have
made comments like That is so cool, How does that work? What makes it happen?
These comments were made in many different activities like science, math, and outdoor
about objects falling and things moving. I do not remember exactly which activities or which
students said the comments.
Cade made a comment about how things fall down but when asked he couldnt
explain why.
Olivia knows that all things that go up will fall down.
In a conversation with Kennley she said that things fall to the earth because of no
wind.
Cade rolled a basketball down the sidewalk hill and stood at the top looking really
confused. Then he asked Why isnt it coming back up?
Ideas to be Emphasized:
1. Gravity pulls on us to keep us here on earth.
2. Whatever goes up must come down.
Preschool Concepts or Skills:
1. Short/tall
2. Up/down
3. Heavy/Light
_______________ Floater/Runner/Snack
Description/Activity Objective
*Creative Art:
Splat! Painting (6)
Diluted Watercolors-RR1
Butcher Paper-RR1
Pom-Poms-RR1 O26
Sponges that are cut into
different shapes-RR1 O18
Smocks-Kitchen
*Manipulatives:
Pom Pom/Ball
Drops (4)
Math: Number
Puzzles (4)
*Sensory Table:
Metal and
Magnets
Number puzzles-IWP
Trays-RR1
Rice-RR2 G35
Paper Clips-Office
Pipe Cleaners-RR1 O40
Magnetic LettersManipulative Cart
Magnet Wands-RR1 P82
*Blocks: Slinkys
and Blocks (6)
Dramatic Play:
Science Lab (6)
Slinkys-RR1 P33
Classroom Blocks
Animals or People-RR2 B
Table Cloths-IWP
Doctor Coats-RR2 Y57
Magnifying Glasses-RR1 P8
Magnets-RR1 P12
Funnel Kit-RR2 G1
Alternatives:
Creative Art:
Pom-Pom
stamping
2nd:
ManipulativesZoob Pieces
Pom-Poms-RR1
Paint-RR1
Paper-Art Cart
Zoob Pieces-RR2 B44
ROTATING SNACK
9:00-9:50 a.m.
Watermelon Slice, Crackers, Water
OUTDOOR PLAY
9:10-9:50 a.m.
Location: South
Playground
(Trikes, structures, sand toys, and percussion are always availabledo not include these)
*Gross Motor:
Description: The trampolines will be set out
Trampolines-GG
Trampoline
*3rd: Water w/
Ramps
Put w/ Small
Sensory Table
Bowling Set-GG
CLEAN UP
9:50-9:55 a.m.
Its Clean Up Time in Preschool Sung twice.
GATHERING TIME
9:55-10:10 a.m.
Transition
Freeze Dance song with the scarves. I will play it off my phone.
IELG D2:G19:CI3- Demonstrates concepts through movement (e.g. imitates an animal through
movement, sounds, dress, dramatization, dance).
Description
Materials
Activity Name
1. Throwing
After doing the freeze dance I will have them
Scarves (Cabinet in WR)
scarves!
stay standing and hold their scarves. I will then
(Whatever
ask them to hold their scarves to their knees
Goes Up
while I talk. I will then take my scarf and drop it
Must Come
Down)
2. Gravity!!!
(Gravity
pulls on us
to keep us
here on
earth.)
Group #2
Group #3
Kennley
Charlie
Aurora
Avea
Olivia
Peyton
Caiden
Raleigh
Brigham
Jane
Destiny
Description & Objective
On the back of each of the childrens name tags I
will put a picture of some type of science
instrument. This includes magnifying glass, beaker,
earth, and magnets. The teachers at the head of
the group will have a big picture of each and so the
children will have the opportunity to find the
teacher that matches the picture in the back of
their name tag.
Description: The children will each be given an
object from a ball, to a feather, and a marker. The
group will be split so a few students and a teacher
will go to the top of the fort and drop the items
while the other students watch with another
teacher. After the items are dropped the students
that watched will pick them up and then switch
with the other students to take their turn.
Objective: The children will develop their
cognitive skills as they learn about the gravity and
witness it in action as the items fall from the top of
Group #4
Ashley
Isaac
Cade
Logan
Rose
Materials
4 different pictures
to put in the back of
the name tags
(IWP)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Ball-GG
Feather-Art Cart
Marker-Art Cart
Paper-Art Cart
Crumpled PaperArt Cart
6) I fall Down by
Vicki Cobb (BYUI
Library)
7) Gravity is a
Mystery by
Defying Gravity
CLOSING CIRCLE
the fort.
Intentional Teaching: Two teachers will be
needed during this small focus to have enough
supervision since items will be dropped from the
top of the fort. After this the teacher will direct the
conversation to gravity and how it pulls items to
the ground.
Franklyn B.
Branley and
Edward Miller
(Madison
District Library)
1) String-RR1 O
2) Paper ClipsOffice
3) MagnetsRR1 P12
4) Gravity by
Jason Chin
(BYUI
Library)
5) What Makes
a Magnet?
by Franklyn
M. Branley
and True
Kelley
(Madison
District
Library)
10:25-10:40 a.m.
Transition Weve Got the Whole World in Our Hands-Y5-15 I will begin the song and have the
children come gather around. I will do the actions and the children will follow. I will fade the music
and the children will sit down as it fades.
Description
Materials
Activity Name
Scarf Drop
Animal Action
Phonemic
Awareness
Book
Scarves(Cabinet in
WR)
Animal
Action DiceIWP
Pictures of
Bread-IWP
Pictures of
items-IWP
Who Took
the Cookies
from the
We will sing the Color Song and have the children do the
actions if they are wearing that color.
Sing the song I Had a Little Turtle.
The children will do the actions while holding the turtle bean
bags.
This is My Spot!
Cookie Jar
by Bonnie
Lass-BL0
Words on
the bottom.
Words on
the bottom.
Turtle Bean
Bags-RR2
Cabinets
Spots-IWP
Bubble, Bubble,
Bubble, Bubble,
Bubble, Bubble
PoP!
RESOURCES :
http://fun-a-day.com/preschool-art-with-watercolors/
http://www.growinginprek.com/mathcenter.htm
http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2013/06/summer-experiment-with-water-oil.html