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Penguin Footprints

Arctic Animals  Lesson Plans

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Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed

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Activity:  

Penguin Footprints

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Age Groups:

Mobile Infants

* Lesson plan objectives and assessments can be adapted to use this activity with young infants and toddler.

Penguin Footprints

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Objectives:  

• Child will develop sense of touch
• Child will develop new vocabulary
• Child will practice pre-literacy skills such as page turning

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CDA Competency Standard:   

II.6.5a

• Activities promote language development​

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Materials: 

• That’s Not My Penguin by Fiona Watt
• Paint
• Paper
• Googly eyes
• Glue
• marker

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Procedure: 

1. Find a comfortable spot to read That’s Not My Penguin with the child. Show them how to hold the book upright and turn the pages. Encourage them to feel the different textures in the book.
2. Paint the child’s foot and press it down on the paper. Allow to dry. Finish the body using a marker. Add a beak and googly eyes. 

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Assessment: 

• Observe and record the child’s pre-literacy skills. Did they attempt to turn the pages on their own? Or did they need assistance? Did they attempt to say any of the new vocabulary words that were introduced? 

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