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CURRICULUM & LEARNING ENVIRONMENT * 1 HOUR * LEVEL 2

Creative Expression: An Eric Carle Lesson
Lesson Plan Examples

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The Grouchy Ladybug Small World Play
Age Group: Preschool
* Lesson plan objectives and assessments can be adapted to use this activity with school-age children.
Objectives: 
  • Student will develop sensory motor skill
  • Student will practice retelling elements of a story including characters, setting, and plot
  • Student will practice using new vocabulary
CDA Competency Standard 
II.6.2c
  • Activities promote language development
 o   c) Activities provide frequent opportunities for children to listen, talk, and express their ideas effectively
Materials:  
  • The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
  • Rice
  • Vinegar
  • Food coloring
  • Ziploc bag
  • Cookie sheet
  • Tin-foil
  • Fake leaves and flowers
  • Rocks
  • Animal and bug figurines
  • Large plastic bin 
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Procedure: 
  1. Prepare for the activity by creating the small world. Dye your rice by placing 3-4 cups of rice inside the Ziploc bag. Add in 2 teaspoons of vinegar and a few drops of green food coloring. Shake the bag until all the grains are covered. Empty the rice onto a covered cookie sheet and allow to dry overnight. Repeat this process with blue food coloring (this will represent the water in the story). Place the dried rice along with the leaves, flowers, rocks, and figurines in the plastic bin. 
  2. Read The Grouchy Ladybug with your students, stopping periodically to discuss elements of the story, including characters, setting and plot. 
  3. Encourage students to play in the small world bin. As they are playing, prompt them to retell the story by asking questions. 
Assessment:  
  • Observe and record the student’s retelling skills. 
  • Were they able to name some of the characters, setting, and plot line? 
  • You can read the story with them again during the week and re-assess students to document growth in this skill
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    The Grouchy Ladybug Small World Play Worksheet (4/6)

For Future Reference
When this training is over, it's going to be hard to remember all these lesson plans! We want you to get the most from this training, and continue to use this information in your classroom.  We have put the lesson plans in this course, that are produced by Successful Solutions, on our resource website, www.Lessons4Learners.com, where you can continue to access them after your training expires.   Be sure to bookmark the direct link to the page where the Eric Carle lesson plans can be found for easy access in the future at:  
http://www.lessons4learners.com/eric-carle-books.html