Lesson Plan: Big Ball, Medium Ball, Small Ball too! (5/7)

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Applying What You Have Learned

On the following pages are lesson plans that can be used to integrate Building Community Through Circle Time in your program planning. The lesson plans are intended to be an optional resource that you may adapt for use in your classroom.  The worksheets at the bottom of each lesson plan are part of the required coursework (not optional).

Please read each lesson plan carefully and then answer the question at the bottom of the page.

Lesson Plan: Big Ball, Medium Ball, Small Ball too! (5/7)

Age Group: 

• Infant
• Toddler​

Objectives:

• Children will have new sensory experiences
• Children will practice fine motor skills
• Children will practice gross motor skills
• Children will experience social interactions

CDA Competency Standard:  
II.5.1a
Activities encourage curiosity, exploration and discovery.
a)      Activities involve developmentally appropriate, hands-on experiences. 
III.9.3a
Candidate promotes children’s sense of belonging in the classroom community.
a)      Encourages children’s social interactions 

Materials: 

• 3 balls with different sizes and textures
  

​Suggested balls: 

• Big exercise ball
• Medium bumpy ball
• Small tennis ball 

Procedure: 

1. Gather infants at circle time and arrange them in a circle.
2. Take turns giving infants a chance to hold, kick, pick up and roll the various balls. The teachers can help them pass the balls around the circle saying the names of the children that are being passed the ball.   

Assessment: 

• Observe the child’s reactions to the different balls including their fine and gross motor skills, their reactions to sensory experiences and their eye movement and ability to track where the ball is going.  

Extension:

• Use this activity for older children by inviting them to call out a friend’s name before passing the ball. 

This is assignment 5 of 7.

Worksheet

Building Community Through Circle Time *  Check for Understanding * Page 16 (5/7)

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