Corn Tweezing
Lesson Plan:
Activity:
Corn Tweezing
Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed
Age Group:
* Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with school-age children.
Objectives:
Children will:
- develop fine motor skills.
- practice new vocabulary.
II.4.4b
- Candidate’s facilitation promotes children’s physical development
- b) Guides the development of children’s fine and gross motor skills
- b) Guides the development of children’s fine and gross motor skills
Materials:
- Indian corn
- tweezers
- small cup or bowl
Procedure:
- Introduce new corn vocabulary words, such as “kernel,” “husk,” and “silk” using the Indian corn as a model.
- Show the children how to safely use the tweezers to remove the kernels.
- Encourage them to try it on their own.
Extension:
Necklaces can be made from the tweezed corn by soaking the kernels in water for a few hours and stringing with a needle and thread.
Assessment:
- Observe and record the children’s fine motor skills. Were they able to control the tweezers enough to get the kernels out? Did they use any of the new vocabulary words that were introduced at the beginning of the lesson? If so, which ones?
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