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Lego Stamped Corn

Lesson Plan:

​Activity:

Lego Stamped Corn

Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed

Age Group:

Preschool

* Lesson plan objectives and assessments can be adapted to use this activity with toddlers

Lego Stamped Corn

Objectives:  

Children will:

• share about their artwork.
• practice the fine motor skills of cutting and stamping.

CDA Competency Standard:   

II.7.4b

• Candidate promotes individual expression and creativity
  • ​​b) Facilitates child-directed and process-oriented creative experiences
    

Materials: 

• Lego blocks
• yellow and brown construction paper
• brown paint
• scissors 

Procedure: 

• Show the children how to use the Lego block as a stamp on the yellow paper.
• Give them time to explore the new art technique.
• Allow the paint to dry.
• Show the children how to cut the paper into a corn-like shape.
• Show them how to cut and glue husks using the brown construction paper.

**If adapting this lesson for toddlers, you will need to cut out the corn for the children. You can use edible paint as well.

Assessment: 

• Observe and record the children’s fine motor skills. How are their cutting skills developing? What did they have to say about their artwork as well as the process for creating? 

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Little Gobble Wobbles

Little Gobble wobbles as he struts about the yard.
Fluffing up his feathers, and thinking he’s so smart.
He won’t be very clever when Thanksgiving comes.
I’m going to gobble Gobble, yum, yum, yum.

by Debbie Hasbrook M.Ed.