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Seed Sorting

Lesson Plan:

​Activity:

Seed Sorting

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:

• practice fine motor skill of pinching.
• develop problem-solving 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

Seed Sorting

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Materials: 

• ice cube tray
• children's tweezers
• seed labels
• variety of different seeds
• large bowl or bin
• magnifying glass

Procedure: 

• Prepare for activity by putting all different types of seeds into a large bowl.
  
• Place it in an appropriate area along with an empty ice cube tray, magnifying glass, and children's tweezers.
  
• Label the ice cube tray so the children will know which spot corresponds with each seed (be sure to include pictures on these labels).
  
• Invite children to begin sorting seeds using the tweezers.
  
• While they are sorting, you can talk with them about the different seeds.
  
• Ask them to describe each of them.
  
• You can give them additional adjectives to describe them, if desired.
  
• You can also review the life cycle of a plant and the importance of seeds with older preschoolers at this time. 

Assessment: 

• Take anecdotal notes during the activity. Record how the children manipulates the tweezers and sorts the seeds. How are their fine-motor skills developing? Did they place the seeds in the correct area? 

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Encouraging Natural Curiosity

As a preschool educator, you can expand kids’ science learning and lead them toward discovery by encouraging their natural curiosity; noticing what they are doing during play with water, shadow, or sand; and asking the right questions. 

You can get involved by asking children openended questions: “Tell me what you are working on now.” “What do you notice about how it’s moving?” “What else have you seen other kids try?” Writing down their thoughts and ideas is a good way to document their growth in STEM curriculum to share with their parents.