Learning Stations Lesson Plan

Mackenzie Wingham

LESSON TITLE: Sand Handwriting/ Word Match/ Bean Math

GRADE LEVEL: Kindergarten

OBJECTIVES:
Students will identify a word with its picture or vis versa.
Students will match a word to its picture.
Students will choose a picture and word to try to find a match.
Students will compare a word to its picture to try to see if they fit together.

Students will locate the number on the paper bean.

Students will select the beans from the jar to put on the paper bean.
Students will organize the number of beans on the paper bean.

Students will select a letter or word.

Students will draw the letter or word that they chose with their finger in the sand.
Students will examine the letter or word with the way they wrote it in the sand to
make sure they did it correct.

NUMBER OF STATIONS:

Three

MATERIALS LIST INCLUDING ANY TECHNOLOGY:

Sand
Trays
Jar
Pinto Beans

TIME NEEDED:
One or two hours

DESCRIBE INTERACTIVE TASKS TO BE COMPLETED AT THIS STATION:

STATION 1: Students will match a picture and the word of a picture
Station 2: Students will grab a bean with a number on it and then count out from
the jar of beans how many beans go on the bean paper.
Station 3: Students will use their finger to make letters or words in the trays of
sand
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:
HOW WILL THE TEACHER INTRODUCE THE STATIONS?
The teacher discuss each station in order by saying, Station #1 is Matching a
picture with its word. One group will go to that station and turn the cards over face
down so you can not see what is on the pieces of paper. Then one student can play
against another student and try to see who can get the most matches. The students
when finished can play together again or pick a new partner to play against.
The teacher will present station #2 by saying, Station 2 is Counting Beans. One
group will go over to the Math center when the teacher will have the beans in the
jars. The students will select one of the paper beans that are face down and
whatever number is on that bean they will need to count out how many beans they
need to make that number.

The teacher will present station 3 by saying, Station 3 is Letter/Word art. The
students will go over to the sand on the trays and pick a letter or word and spell
that letter with their finger.
The teacher will tell the students that each station has a guideline sheet to help
them with their activity. The teacher will divide the students into groups and instruct
the students they have 20 minutes each to work on their activities.

HOW WILL YOU GROUP THE STUDENTS:

The teacher will divide the students up into groups of 4-5 according to talents and
interests.

HOW WILL THE TEACHER MONITOR PROGRESS:

The teacher will monitor progress by moving around to the groups and asking
questions.

ASSESSMENT:
I will have 3 worksheets for the students to take home to see if they learned
anything in the activities.

ADAPTATION AND/OR MODIFICATIONS:

Groups will be based on talent, interest, skills, so adaptations should not be needed
in this situation.