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Watermelon Sensory Bag

Lesson plan developed by Mrs. Erika Booth, BA Ed
Activity:  
Watermelon Sensory Bag
Watermelon Sensory Bag
Watermelon Sensory Bag
* Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with mobile infants or toddlers.
Objectives:  
  • Child will show interest in new activity
  • Child will practice fine motor skills
CDA Competency Standard:   
II.5.1a
  • Activities encourage curiosity, exploration and discovery
a) Activities involve developmentally appropriate, hands-on experiences
Materials: 
  • Hair gel
  • red food coloring
  • black foam
  • green duct tape
  • zip-lock bag
Procedure: 
Squeeze about a cup of hair gel into a zip-lock bag. Add a few drops of red food coloring. Cut out one-inch sized pieces of black foam into seed shapes and put in the bag as well. Zip the bag closed and secure with green duct tape around all sides. Give the bag to the infant to explore.  
Caution:  
​This sensory bag should be provided with supervision. Do not place the bag in a crib, or playpen.  
​Check the back for tears, or leaks each time before allowing the child to touch the bag.  Don't allow the child to bite the bag.
Assessment: 
  • Observe and record the child’s reactions to the sensory bag. Were they curious about it? Did they try to move the “seeds” around? How are their fine motor skills developing? 
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Ways Teachers Facilitate Learning 

Infants and toddlers are constantly moving, thinking, communicating, and feeling. In other words they are learning all the time in many different and integrated ways. The way adults express emotions, the tone of voice they use, the pace of the personal care routines, the materials provided for discovery, even the quality of light in the environment all contribute to the children’s construction of knowledge. 

Because their learning is integrated cross domains and is occurring every moment, infants learn during play as well as during caregiving routines. In essence, teachers’ actions and emotions communicate to children even when children are not directly involved in an interaction.