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Turkey Reading and Memory Craft​

Lesson Plan:

​Activity:
Turkey Reading and Memory Craft
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.
Objectives:  
Children will:
  • be introduced to new vocabulary.
  • be introduced to pre-literacy skills.
CDA Competency Standard:   
II.6.2a
  • Activities promote language development
    • a) Children are read to every day
Picture
Picture
Materials: 
  • book: I Love to Gobble You Up! by Sandra Magsamen
  • paper
  • paint
  • glue
  • googley eyes
Procedure: 
  • ​Find a comfortable spot and read I Love to Gobble You Up! with the children.
  • When finished, begin the memory craft by painting the children’s hand and stamping it onto the paper.
  • Clean the children’s hand off.
  • Repeat with 3-4 different colors.
  • These stamps will act as the feathers.
  • Paint the children’s foot using the brown paint and stamp it down onto the paper.
  • Allow all of the stamps to dry.
  • Cut out the stamps and glue together to make a turkey.
  • Glue on googley eyes and a beak. 
Assessment: 
  • Observe and record the children’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 craft. 
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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