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Autumn Tree

Lesson Plan:

​Activity:

Autumn Tree

Lesson plan developed by Aurora Tollestrup BS Ed.

Age Group:

Preschool

* Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with school-age children.

Objectives:  

Children will:

• experience individually motivated play.

CDA Competency Standard:   

II.5.1a

• Activities encourage curiosity, exploration and discovery.
  • ​​​a)     Activities involve developmentally appropriate, hands-on experiences

Autumn Tree

Materials: 

• wire coat hanger

• brown paper

• table top

• artificial leaves, apples, bird’s nests and other items that relate to an autumn tree

• other small items to create a small world

Procedure: 

• Create an autumn tree small world by wrapping brown paper around a wire coat hanger shaped as a tree and providing a small basket of items for children to place on or around the tree.
• Invite the children to create a small world scene using the provided materials.

Assessment: 

• Assess the children as they create their autumn scene. Did they use materials that were relevant and fitting for the season of autumn?  

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