ECED Lesson Plan Format

Your Name: Christina Williamson

Lesson Title: Sink or float

Age Group: 3-5 year olds

Indiana Foundations

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foundation designation

ELA.2.2

Reading

Category/Subject Area: Literacy, Science

Time: 30-45 min

Behavioral Objective(s):
-The children will listen and respond to a story, Will It Float or Sink, by Melissa Stewart.
-The children will use observation skills to observe what object floats or sinks.
-The children will apply their knowledge to make predictions and to record what happened
during the experiment.

Materials/Necessary Preparation:

Math
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Science

Book- Will It Float or Sink by Melissa Stewart

Two tubs of water labeled sink or float, various objects to test if they sink or float, prediction
chart, what really happen chart (one for each child), towels, paint scrubs (to help keep water
off kids).

Social Studies
Physical Educ.

Anticipating and Planning for Challenges:

Music

Challenge: Children may want to play in the water instead of participating in the activity.
Proactive Measure: Explain to the children we cannot splash or play in the water because
we are inside. Let them know that if they play in the water they will be told to move to a
different station.

Fine Arts

Activity Procedure/Concept Exploration:

Blooms Taxonomy

Knowledge

Comprehension

Application

We will read the book during circle time, right before we release for play time. The children
will be able to respond to the pictures in the book. After the story, I will explain what play
stations we have for the day and that we will be testing what will sink or float like in the
book. I will explain there will be NO playing in the water, if they play in the water they will
be told to leave the station. Then children will be dismissed to play.
When they come to the station, 4 at a time, we will have them place the objects on the
prediction chart to see if they think the objects will sink or float. We will make note of what
they put where. Then we have them put on the art scrubs, after that the children will let the
children place the objects, carefully, in the tub they predicted the object will do (sink or
float). Then we will discuss the results and have them chart it. After all that they will be

Analysis

Synthesis

dismissed to a different station.

Evaluation

Learning
Styles/Domains

Explain how this activity is DAP:

Visual/Spatial

Children are naturally curious. This activity will allow children to explore the what will sink
or float in their everyday life. The project is open ended and process based.

Auditory

Inquiry/Open-ended questions: (List at least 3)

Kinesthetic

What do you think will sink?

What do you think will float?
Why do you think different objects sink while others float?
Did you enjoy this activity? Why or why not?

Creative

Naturalist

Cognitive

Physical

Emotional

Social

Extensions/
Modifications
If children seem very
interested in the concepts
of sink or float, we will find
more objects in the
classroom that we could
test.

Closure/Transitions:
As the children finish, they will help dry off the objects that we put into the water. We will
discuss why some objects sink while others float, and answer any questions they have.
Then they take off the art scrubs and will be dismissed to go play somewhere else.

Assessment:
The teacher will observe the children and document through the use of anecdotal notes

the abilities of the children to listen to the story, discuss their observations, and apply their
knowledge of sink and float in the science project.