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Corn Shucking

Lesson Plan:

​Activity:

Corn Shucking 

Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed

Age Group:

Toddlers

* Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with preschoolers.

Objectives:  

Children will:

• develop fine motor skills.
• practice new vocabulary word.

CDA Competency Standard:

II.4.2a

• Activities and materials encourage children of varying abilities to develop their small muscle
  • b) Facilitates child-directed and process-oriented creative experiences
    

Materials: 

• ​Several ears of corn

Procedure: 

• Show the children how to pull the husk of the corn away from the cob.
• As they are trying it on their own, introduce new vocabulary words that relate to the activity such as, “silk,” “kernel,” “husk,” and “stem” and show the children where each of these are on their ear of corn.

Assessment: 

• Observe and record the children’s fine motor skills. Were they able to shuck the corn using their fingers? As they were working, did they attempt any new vocabulary words? Take pictures of the activity and place them with the anecdotal notes in the children’s portfolio.  ​

Note: Please provide appropriate supervision to the children in your care when completing all activities. You will need to decide what types of activities are safe for the children in your care. Appropriate and reasonable caution should be used when providing art and sensory experiences for children. Toddlers require special caution, only use non-toxic materials, and do not allow toddlers to put things in their mouths that are a choking hazard. ​​​

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