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St. Patrick’s Sensory Bottle

St. Patricks Day Lesson Plans

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Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed

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Activity:  

St. Patrick’s Sensory Bottle

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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

St. Patrick’s Sensory Bottle

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Objectives:  

• Child will develop sensory motor skill
• Child will be introduced to new vocabulary

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CDA Competency Standard:   

II4.3a

• 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

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Materials: 

• water bottle
• water
• small green items (beads, small shamrocks, etc.)
• hot glue gun

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Procedure: 

1. Prepare for the activity by creating the sensory bottle. Insert the small green items into the water bottle. Fill the bottle with water. Hot glue the lid on.
2. Place the infant on their stomach and present the bottle to them.
3. As they are exploring, give them new vocabulary words for what they seeing and experiencing. 

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Assessment: 

• Observe and record the child’s reaction to the bottle. Did they show interest? Did they reach for or move the bottle?   

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