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Mitten Lacing

Lesson Plan:

​Activity:
Mitten Lacing
Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed
Age Group:
Preschool
* Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with school-age children.
Objectives:  
Children will:
  • develop fine motor skills by lacing yarn.
  • create a unique piece of artwork.
  • connect elements of literature to the arts.
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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Mitten Lacing
Materials: 
  • thick paper or cardboard
  • children’s sewing needle
  • yarn
  • The Mitten by Jan Brett
Procedure: 
  • Prep of the lesson by cutting mittens out of the cardboard and hole punch around the edges (children can help with this if desired).
  • Read The Mitten by Jan Brett with the children, stopping periodically to ask questions and discuss the story. 
  • Encourage the children to create their own mitten by lacing the cardboard using the string.
Assessment: 
  • Observe and record the children’s fine motor skills. Were they able to control the needle to get it through the hole? What did they have to say about their mittens and the story? 
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Mitten Snowflake Counting

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Print off mittens or cut out mittens from construction paper. Add numbers to the mittens.

Encourage children to place the correct number of snowflake stickers onto the mittens.
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