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PSL I & PSL II Early Childhood Education Lesson Plan

The lesson plan is for a St. Patrick's Day themed activity sorting Lucky Charms marshmallows by shape for preschool children. The activity aims to practice fine motor skills and object manipulation. Children will sort mixed Lucky Charms cereal into bowls by marshmallow shape. Preparation involves setting out bowls with cereal. Children will separate and sort marshmallows, then eat the cereal. The activity focuses on fine motor development and teaches sorting by shape.

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PSL I & PSL II Early Childhood Education Lesson Plan

The lesson plan is for a St. Patrick's Day themed activity sorting Lucky Charms marshmallows by shape for preschool children. The activity aims to practice fine motor skills and object manipulation. Children will sort mixed Lucky Charms cereal into bowls by marshmallow shape. Preparation involves setting out bowls with cereal. Children will separate and sort marshmallows, then eat the cereal. The activity focuses on fine motor development and teaches sorting by shape.

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PSL I & PSL II Early Childhood Education Lesson Plan

Name:Elena Maroto Period:4

Theme: St. Patrick's week Presentation Date: March


13th-15th

Learning Center: Developmental Area: ​Circle the


PA Early Learning Standard:KEY LEARNING AREA: Health, developmental area(s) this activity focuses
upon.
Wellness, and Physical Development – Learning About My
( Cognitive, Physical, Communication,
Body Creative ) Fine Motor Skills
10.5 PK.A
Use hands,
fingers, and
wrists to
manipulate
objects.

Name of Activity: Sorting Lucky Charms marshmallows

Concept(s): ​(What specific concepts/ideas will the children learn from completing this activity? Concepts learned may be directly related to the theme, as
well as indirectly teaching something else.)
The learner will:
•Practice manual self-help skills. (e.g.,
moving objects, sorting by color or shape)
•Manipulate smaller objects. (e.g., pegs
into a pegboard, puzzle pieces, stringing
beads)

Objective(s): ​(Remember to include all three parts for each objective: what the children will be given, what they will do with what they’re given, and to
what level they’ll be able to complete the activity.)
The little jags will be able to sort out and classify small objects given a mixed pile of
Lucky Charms cereal to the best of their ability.
Materials Needed to Complete This Activity

Available: Sorting bowls


Student Will Supply:

Teacher Will Supply: Lucky Charms cereal

Preparation: ​(What do you need to do to prepare for this activity BEFORE the children arrive?)
Set one bowl at each chair and pour in a scoop of cereal.

Procedures: ​(In great detail, explain how to complete the activity. Your instructions should be good enough for someone else to teach the activity if
you are not here.)
Have children separate the cereal from the marshmallows. Then sort the
marshmallows in to each shape. Children can eat the cereal when they have finished sorting it.

Closure/Transition: ​(How will you end this activity?)


After children sort out shapes and objects they can eat the cereal.

Sample Attached, if sample needed: ( Yes / No )

Total Planning Points: 25/25

Grading Rubric for ECE Lesson Plan


Lesson 0 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25
Plans Lesson Lesson plans are Lesson plans are Lesson plans Lesson plans are Innovative,

plans incomplete​ and somewhat are somewhat complete and interesting and creative
0–25 points
developmentally complete and complete and show ​multiple lesson plans show a
are ​missing
inappropriate indicate indicate evidence depth​ of
minimal basic​ knowledge of the understanding of

understanding of of understanding of lesson planning and


lesson planning lesson planning developmentally
lesson planning
and and appropriate practice
and
developmentally developmentally
developmentally
appropriate appropriate
appropriate
practice practice
practice

DAP

Lesson Plan Implementation Evaluation

Student Evaluation​ (3 points) 

1.​ ​Did you fulfill your objective(s)? ​Yes​ No


Explain: The children successfully sorted out all the marshmallows and were able to figure out what
shapes went together. They were able to see how many of each kind of shapes they had.
2.​ ​What went well during the activity?
They seemed to have a good time, they all successfully sorted out the different shapes and seemed to
enjoy the activity, I also saw many of them get very excited when they saw what they were doing. They
all also liked that they could eat the marshmallows at the end.

3.​ ​In what way could you improve the activity?


I think the activity went very well and didn't need any improvements.

Student/Teacher Evaluation 

Evaluation of Performance in the Lab Student Teacher

A.​ ​The lesson plan was turned in on time. 1/1 1/1

B.​ ​The activity was ready to go and set up on time. 2/2 /2

C.​ ​The activity followed the lesson plan. 1/1 /1

D.​ ​The student actively interacted/talked with the preschoolers. 2/2 /2

E.​ ​The student followed appropriate guidance techniques. 2/2 /2

F.​ ​The student exhibited a professional attitude and appearance. 2/2 /2

G.​ ​The student cleaned the area after use. 2/2 /2


Performance Evaluation Points 12/12 /12

Average of student/teacher performance evaluation points /12

Total Evaluation Points: /15

Teacher Comments:

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