Learning Opportunity Resource File

This artifact represents a sample of an ongoing electronic learning opportunity resource

file that addresses several content areas and may be used for teaching young children.
Primary Curriculum (content) Area: Art
Learning Opportunity Name: Marble Drawing
Materials/Ingredients:

Cardstock paper

3 colors of paint

Small container for paint

3 Marbles

Pan or container with low sides

Plastic spoons to help children scoop out their

marble from the paint
Recipe/Directions:
1. Add some paint to each small container. Curt cardstock to
fit inside pan or box.
2. Drop marble into each container of paint.
3. Remove the marbles from the paint and drop them into the
box,
4. Tip the box back and forth to make marbles roll around.
5 Continue tipping the box to make new lines and mix colors.
6. Can dip marbles into paint again as they run of out color.
Source: Schwake, S. (2013). Art lab for little kids: 52 playful
projects for kindergarteners. (p. 44-45) Beverly, MA:
Student: Hannah Schueder

Primary Curriculum (content) Area: Outdoor/Nature

Learning Opportunity Name: Wheelbarrow Licensing
What you need:

Traffic cones

Wheelbarrow

Tools or other toys

Primary Curriculum Area: Math Measurement and

Comparison
Learning Opportunity Name: How Tall Am I?
Materials/Ingredients:

Blocks or other large nonstandard unit of measure

Chart paper

String or yarn

Scissors

marker
How to teach:
1. Have children lie on the floor and cut a piece
of string the length of their body.
2. They then estimate the number of blocks
needed to match their height. Record their
estimates on chart paper.
3. Students then place the blocks next to their
string and count the number they used to
measure their height. Record their findings
on the chart paper.
4. After the information is recorded, invite
students to estimate and check the heights
of other students using another form of
nonstandard measure. Record their findings.

Primary Curriculum (content) Area: Social Studies

Learning Opportunity Name: Waving the Flag
Materials/ Ingredients:

Globe or world map *Scissors *Crayons *Markers

Construction paper, Transparent tape

*Straws
How to teach: Introduce- Today we are going to be learning
about different countries. Locate the United States, Mexico,
japan, and France on a globe or world map. Ask students to
imagine they can visit the different countries. Discuss how
the countries would be like the United States and how they
would be different
Present- Each country has a different flag, show the United
State flag and point out the color labels. Show the France
flag and explain that the French flag has a big red stripe on
the right end. Ask why this red strip is labeled rouge
instead of red. Continue with the remaining flags. Distribute
uncolored flags, one per student. Allow time for students to
color their flags, referring to the words on the construction
paper and crayons as needed. Have students cut to the flags
and tape them to straw flagpoles. When everyone is done,
lead a flag-waving parade around the classroom. Use the flag
to decorate the room and bulletin boards
Closure- Share with a friend next to you, your flag. Once you
are done sharing about your flag, please find a place you
would like to hang your flag, and hang it there.
Source: Brown, K. (2014). Waving the Flag. From JumpStart:
http://www.jumpstart.com/common/wavingtheflag
Student: Hannah Schueder

Source: Kurth, M. J. (1995). Child-Centered Math:

Estimation. New York

Student name: Hannah Schueder

How to teach:
5. Have the children test to see how much tools
or other toys they can carry in the
wheelbarrow without tipping
6. Let them think of a way to make up their own
course with the cones
7. If they pass they get to have their
Wheelbarrow License (Which you as the
teacher can make one by hand or print
something off the internet!)
Resource: Foundation, D.E. (2011). Growing with Nature.
Lincoln: Dimensions Foundation.
Student name: Hannah Schueder