Lesson Plan Starfish

Teacher:_Brooke Leiphon_____________________________ Date:___3/23/17______________________

Class/Time:__10:00-10:20 a.m._________________________ Room Number:___Blue Room__________
Number of Students:_7________________________________ Grade Level:__Toddlers 2______________

Big Idea: A fun art activity for children. Plus it also helps with the small motor skills.

Essential
Can the two and three years old be able to use their small motor skills to put stickers on their
Questions:
starfish?
Assessment: Students will be able to use their fingers to put on the stickers on their starfish which helps
(Evidence) their small motor skills.

Standards: Use a variety of media and materials for sensory experience,

exploration, and creative expression
Apply a variety of two-dimensional and three-dimensional processes
(e.g., painting, printing, drawing, coloring, observation, cutting,
shaping, rolling, pulling, patting, observing, imitation, patterning,
repetition)
Use safe procedures when handling art materials and tools

Objectives:
The objective is the children are able to take the stickers off the sheet to be
able to put it on the starfish.
Materials: Color paper
Scissor
Stickers of fish
Pen

Anticipatory Set:
(Hook & Hold) I have a lot of new toys for Beach/Hawaiian Theme. Have you played with any of the toys
before?

Procedures: First you would grab some color paper to print with starfish on them. Then you would cut
the starfish out from the paper. I then write the names of the children on the back of the
starfish to know whose was whose.

Closure: Did you have fun putting the stickers on the starfish? What do you think of starfish?

Adaptations: The purpose of this lesson is to see how the children use their small motor skills. The special
needs for this activity is to have color paper for one of the child to be able to see where to
put the stickers.

Curriculum
Science
Connections:
 Lesson Plan Starfish
Reflection: Did the children use their small motor skills to do the activity?
Assessment of What went well?
your teaching and If I could do this again, what would I do differently?
student
understandings.