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CURRICULUM & LEARNING ENVIRONMENT * 3 HOURS * LEVEL 2

Classroom Use of Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss Theme: Sensory Lesson Plans

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Dr. Seuss Alphabet Sensory Bin
Age Group: Toddlers
* Lesson plan objectives and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with preschool and school-age children.
Objectives:
  • Child will develop sensory motor skill
  • Child will small motor skills of scooping and pouring
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Dr. Seuss Alphabet Sensory Bin
CDA Competency Standard:   II.4.3a
  • Activities and materials encourage children to develop their senses.
o   a) Sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch experiences are encouraged through a variety of developmentally appropriate materials and activities
Materials: 
  • White rice
  • food coloring
  • large Ziploc bags
  • large plastic bin
  • scoops and funnels
  • plastic letters
  • pom poms
Procedure: 
  1. Prepare for the activity by creating the sensory bin. Dye the rice by putting several cups of rice in a Ziploc bag along with a few drops of food coloring. Shake well. Repeat this process for as many colors as you desire. 
  2. Add the dyed rice, scoops, funnels, plastic letters, and pom poms to the large plastic bin. 
  3. Any Dr. Seuss book can accompany this sensory bin. It can be used for an entire unit on Dr. Seuss if desired. 
  4. After reading, introduce the sensory bin to the child and encourage them to explore! 
Assessment: 
Observe and make anecdotal notes regarding the development of the child’s fine motor skills. Did they use the tools to scoop and pour? How well did they control the tools? 
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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 Dr. Seuss lesson plans can be found for easy access in the future at:   http://www.lessons4learners.com/dr-seuss.html