Jingle Bell Feet
Lesson Plan:
|
Activity:
Jinglebell Feet Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed Age Group: Young Infants * Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with mobile infants or toddlers. Objectives: Children will:
|
|
|
CDA Competency Standard:
II.7.2a
Materials:
|
Procedure:
- Cut ribbon into 2 6-inch pieces.
- String the bells onto the ribbon.
- Place the children in an appropriate area for play.
- Tie the ribbon in a bow around the children’s feet.
Assessment:
- Observe and record the children’s reaction to the sound the bells make. What emotions did they express (happiness, excitement, etc.)?
Click on the course icon for enrollment information.
    |
|
Benefits of Sensory Play
Watermelon Sensory Rice
Even before children can speak, they are developing an understanding of things in their environment by actively exploring them with all their senses. As they become more verbal, they are able to describe similarities and differences in what they see, hear, taste, touch, and smell. For example, each time a child explores sand, he is confirming his previous explorations and discoveries that sand is dry, gritty, and so forth, and he will eventually notice other materials that share those same characteristics.
Children develop and strengthen new motor skills through shaping, molding, scooping, dumping and splashing — these actions all support the development of small and large muscles. For instance, holding a scoop to fill and dump sensory materials works many muscles used in other parts of the children’s day, as when they hold a cup or spoon at mealtimes.
Children develop and strengthen new motor skills through shaping, molding, scooping, dumping and splashing — these actions all support the development of small and large muscles. For instance, holding a scoop to fill and dump sensory materials works many muscles used in other parts of the children’s day, as when they hold a cup or spoon at mealtimes.