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Light Table Mandela Flowers

Spring Lesson Plans

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Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed

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Activity:  

Light Table Mandela Flowers

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Age Group:

Preschool

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

Light Table Mandela Flowers

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Objectives:  

• Student will develop fine motor skills
• Student will tell about their artwork

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CDA Competency Standard:   

II.4.2a

• Activities and materials encourage children of varying abilities to develop their small muscles
  • a) Individual fine motor skills are encouraged through a variety of developmentally appropriate materials and activities

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Materials: 

• Light table
• Mandela flowers printable
• Glass pebbles
• Gems
• Beads

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Procedure: 

1. Prepare the light table by placing out all materials
2. Invite student to make their flower
3. As they are creating, ask them open-ended questions about their work. Here are a few examples:
   1. Why did you choose those colors?
   2. What name would you give your flower?
   3. What about creating your art was easy? What was hard? 

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Assessment: 

Observe and record the student’s fine motor skills. How did they do grasping and placing the glass pebbles, gems, and beads? What did they have to say about their work? ​  

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