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Pumpkin Hand and Memory Craft

Halloween Lesson Plans

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Lesson plan developed by Mrs. Erika Booth, BA Ed

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Activity:  

Pumpkin Hand and Memory Craft

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Age Group:

Young Infants

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

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Objectives:  

• Child will develop sensory motor skill
• Child will be introduced to pre-literacy skills
• Child will be introduced to new language  

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CDA Competency Standard:   

II.6.1b

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• Materials promote early literacy
  • b) Developmentally appropriate books are available

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Materials: 

1. Where Is Baby's Pumpkin? by Karen Katz 
2. Paper
3. Paint
4. Scissors
5. pen

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Procedure: 

1. Find a comfortable place to sit with the child. Read Where Is Baby’s Pumpkin? by Karen Katz with them.
2. When finished, begin the memory craft by painting the child’s hand. Press it down on the paper to leave a stamp behind. Wash the infant’s hands.
3. When dry, cut out the handprint and place onto the front of a card. You can add a stem and vines if desired.
4. On the inside of the card, write “Happy Fall from your little pumpkin!” along with the child’s name and date that you completed the activity.
5. Send the card home to parents for them to enjoy. 

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Assessment: 

•  Observe and record the child’s actions while reading the story. Were they engaged in the book? Did they express interest (i.e. coos, facial expressions, body movements)? Take pictures while reading the story and place in the memory card. 

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Stages of Physical Growth and Development in Infants $10.50

Stages of Social and Emotional Development in Infants $10.50

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10 Hours Infant Training Package $105.00

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Fall Lesson Plans

Fall Poems, Songs and Action Rhymes

Fall Gallery

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Pumpkin Hand Art

Pumpkin Hand Art

Hand print art is an easy way to illustrate how children are constantly growing and changing. You can make several different art projects using little hands. 

For this project we used two orange hand prints, and turned them into a pumpkins. 

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Online Early Childhood Education

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