Sprouting Indian Corn

Lesson Plan:

Activity:

Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed

Age Group:

School-Age

* Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with preschoolers.

Objectives:

Children will:

practice taking accurate and honest observations.
practice making predictions.

Sprouting Indian Corn

Washington Common Core Standard

EALR 2
Washington State Social Studies K–12 Learning Standard: EALR 2: INQUIRY
Big Idea: Inquiry (INQ)
Core Content: Making Observations

K-1 INQF Intellectual Honesty
- All scientific observations must be reported honestly and accurately.

Materials:

dried Indian corn
large pan
water
Sprouting Indian Corn Observation Sheet (click here to save or print)

Procedure:

Prepare for the activity by removing the husk from the corn.
Place the corn in the pan and fill with water until the cob is covered half way up.
Ask the children for any predictions about what they think will happen to the corn.
The children will use their observation worksheets to record any change in the cob.
The children will record every other day.
After the final day of the experiment, discuss the results with the children.

Assessment:

Review the observations sheets. Did children attempt to take accurate observations of what happened to the Indian corn?

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Shoo! Crow! Shoo! Scarecrows

Supplies:
·         Pumpkin Shape cut-out
·         Construction paper
·         Glue
·         Scissors
·         Various art supplies such as yarn, foamies, buttons, googly eyes, colored pencils, crayons, etc…

Instructions: Read aloud Shoo, Crow! Shoo! by Dana Meachen Rau and Illustrated by Mary Galan Rojas. A story of a boy and girl working together to build a pumpkin head scarecrow. Let children use their imagination to create a scarecrow with a pumpkin head. Children that have difficulties cutting may need precut pieces of construction paper.