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Montessori Speck Inspection

Lesson Plan:

​Activity:

Montessori Speck

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:  

Child will:

• develop fine motor skills 
• develop critical thinking skills

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
    

Montessori Speck

Materials: 

• Colored Pom Poms
  
• child tweezers
  
• bowls
  
• magnifying glass
  
• plastic toy elephant
  
• glue
  
• Horton Hears a Who! By Dr. Seuss (Available from Amazon - see below)
  

Procedure: 

1. Glue one very small white pom pom to a larger pom pom.
2. Put a handful of pom poms in one bowl and leave one empty.
3. Set out both bowls, pom poms, tweezers, magnifying glass and elephant.
4. Read Horton Hears a Who! with the children.
5. Ask the children if they could have found the speck.
   
6. Invite the children to inspect the bowls to find the speck using the tweezers and magnifying glass.
   

Assessment: 

• Were the children able to pick up the pom poms with the tweezers? Did they move them to the other bowl or set them around the table? Be sure to take pictures during the activity to put in the child’s portfolio. 

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Read Across America

Dr. Seuss is one of the most beloved children’s authors of all time. His works are the perfect combination of silliness backed with thought-provoking lessons. His unforgettable characters have not only become a part of our culture through books, but in recent years through movies and television cartoons as well. Teachers can use children’s love for Dr. Seuss to encourage learning in the classroom. 

NEA's Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss.

• Dr. Seuss Classroom Resources, Random House Children's Books

Dr. Seuss Books Available from Amazon