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Teaching Self-Expression with Ezra Jack Keats

2 Clock Hour of Early Childhood Education
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Lesson Plan Pet Food Pouring (5/8)​

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Applying What You Have Learned

On the following pages are lesson plans that can be used to integrate Ezra Jack Keats books  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.

Montessori Pet Food Pouring

Age Group: 
  • Toddler
  • Preschool​ ​
Objectives:
  • Students will practice development of small muscle groups 
CDA Competency Standard:  
II.4.2a 
  • Activities and materials encourage children of varying abilities to develop their small muscles.
a) ​Individual fine motor skills are encouraged through a variety of developmentally appropriate materials and activities.
Materials: 
  • 3 figurines or stuffed toys to be “pets” (suggested: dog, cat, bunny)
  • Dyed rice, lentils or beads
  • Shallow tray
  • Three small bowls
  • Small scoop
  • Pet Show by Ezra Jack Keats 

Procedure: 
  1. Read Pet Show by Ezra Jack Keats, discussing the pets in the book as you go. When finished discuss what pets need to stay happy and healthy.
  2. Place materials in a shallow tray and place on a low shelf for easy student access.
  3. Provide a demonstration of how the materials should be used and stored and invite children to “feed” the pets by pouring the food into their bowls.   
Assessment: 
  • Assess children upon the practice of their small motor skills and development of these skills.  
Extension:
​*When pouring becomes easier, try changing the pet "food" to sand or salt and using different tools to pour.
*Add an eye dropper, small bottle of water, and a small water dish for each "pet" in addition to the "food." 
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Teaching Self-Expression with Ezra Jack Keats * Montessori Pet Food Pouring * Page 11 (5/8) 

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Montessori Pet Food Pouring Lesson Plan 

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Children will develop their small muscles by practicing the pet food pouring. Pouring the "pet food" in each pet's bowl helps support a child's developing small muscle groups for more control and precision when pouring. This practice overtime can strengthen their small muscles.

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Children will develop their small muscles by practicing the pet food pouring. Pouring the "pet food" in each pet's bowl helps support a child's developing small muscle groups for more control and precision when pouring. This practice overtime can strengthen their small muscles.

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Children will develop their small muscles by practicing the pet food pouring. Pouring the "pet food" in each pet's bowl helps support a child's developing small muscle groups for more control and precision when pouring. This practice overtime can strengthen their small muscles.


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