LESSON PLAN (Due Feb.

26th)

Group members: Katie Deneys; Ashley Tobalsky; Amy VanProosdy

Title: See, Touch, Taste, Explore!
Target audience: Location: 1st floor Date of presentation:
Preschoolers (age 4- CPS Gesell Daycare 3-28-2008 at 1:00 PM
5)
Performance Objectives:
Explore and become more familiar of the wide variety of foods
through three different hands-on activities that focus on using
different senses. Our assumption is that they have a general
understanding of colors, shapes, sizes, tastes, and textures prior to
learning, but have not integrated using them to explore various
foods. By the end of the presentation we expect them to have
become more familiar with food, and to increase their excitement
about exploring a variety of foods on their own by using their
senses.

Content Outline: Teaching strategies Supplies/Materials

Begin by introducing & Justification: Variety of foods for
ourselves and get Goal is to move stations
them excited to children from pre- Plastic food
explore different contemplation stage Plastic bins with labels
foods. Ask a few of change to for categorizing the
questions to engage contemplation stage food
participation and to in food choices. We Blindfolds
find out how much will do this by Brown paper bags
they already know. keeping the material Wash station with
(Spend 5 minutes on simple and napkins
this). Then divide memorable. For our Stickers (related to
them up into three teaching method we food)
groups and send will use minimal CD player & CD
them off “marching” lecture, and more
to one of three simple hands-on
different stations. activities and group
Have them all sit in discussion to keep
a circle with you at their attention and
the head of the make the
circle so they can all information more
see. Station 1: See! memorable. At each
Focuses on different station, we will
colors, shapes, and demonstrate the
sizes of food. activity first, and
Station 2: Touch! then have the group
Focuses on feeling perform it. Dress
different foods. will be casual and
Station 3: Taste! comfortable since
Focuses on different we will be
tastes of foods. interacting with the
Each group will kids. Use simple
spend 5-7 minutes words and speak
at each station. loudly. Show
After time is up at excitement with the
one, they will material and be
“march” to the animated when
music playing to the talking to maintain
next station (This their focus. When at
will help to keep stations, be seated
their attention and at their level and
maintain focus). keep eye contact. In
Upon completion of order to keep their
the station focus and attention
activities, groups when transitioning
will reunite to one between stations,
large group where we will have them
we will summarize march to the beat of
what they’ve music while moving
learned and to the next station.
evaluate their level
of understanding by
a final activity. Final
group activity will
take 5 minutes. End
by giving each child
a sticker.

Evaluation: Preschoolers will be evaluated while performing at each

station based upon how well they are engaged and participate with
the activity. At the end of the presentation the three groups will
combine and perform a final group activity using material learned at
the stations.

References:
Hart, B. and T. R. Risley (1995). Meaningful Differences in the
Everyday Experience of Young American Children. Baltimore,
Md.: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
Pianta, R.C. (2007) Preschool is school. Education Next, 44-49.
Stein, K. (2007) Playing with food: promoting food play to teach
healthful eating habits. Journal of the American Dietetic
Association, 1284-1285.