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Snow Dough Sensory Bin

Lesson Plan:

​Activity:
Snow Dough Sensory Bin
Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed
Age Group:
Toddlers
* Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with preschoolers or school-age children.
Objectives:  
Children will
  • practice creating with new materials.
  • increase sensory motor skill.
CDA Competency Standard:   
II.4.3a
  • Activities and materials encourage children to develop their senses
    • ​​​a) Sight, sound, smell, taste and touch experiences are encouraged through a variety of developmentally appropriate materials and activities
Snow Dough
Snow Dough
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Materials: 
  • flour
  • baby oil
  • glitter
  • large plastic bin
Procedure: 
  • Prepare for activity by making the dough.
  • Combine 8 cups flour with 1 cup of baby oil.
  • Add a few tablespoons of glitter and mix.
  • Put your snow dough in the large bin and present it to the children in an appropriate area.
**Monitor children as they play to prevent them from eating any of the dough. 
Assessment: 
  • Observe and record children as they are playing. How did they react to the new material? What did they do with the dough? Did they pile it up or let it fall from their hands? Be sure to take pictures during the activity, make anecdotal notes, and put them both in the children’s portfolio. 
Note: Please provide appropriate supervision to the children in your care when completing all activities. You will need to decide what types of activities are safe for the children in your care. Appropriate and reasonable caution should be used when providing art and sensory experiences for children. Toddlers require special caution, only use non-toxic materials, and do not allow toddlers to put things in their mouths that are a choking hazard. ​​​
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  • Sensory Motor Development: Individual, 8 to 18 months
  • Goals: To increase sensory motor skills; to increase cognitive development
  • Materials: A variety of small blocks of different sizes
  • Procedure: With the child in a sitting position, hold a small block just outside of the infant’s reach and see if he will reach for it. If not, place the block closer to the infant’s midline or preferred hand, if established. If the infant takes the block, offer a second and then a third to see what he does. Vary where you place the block for reaching. Sometimes place it close to the center of the infant’s body, sometimes more to the right or left so he has to maintain balance while reaching. Give the infant two blocks and keep two matching blocks. Clap them together or bang them and see if the infant will imitate you.
  • Assessment: The infant will grasp the blocks, explore them, and use two blocks together in some way.
  • Integration: Some children need to be encouraged to reach, grasp, and imitate.
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