Lesson Plan: Infant Animal Petting (6/8)​

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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.

Infant Animal Petting

Age Group: 

• Young infant
• Mobile infant

Objectives:

• Students will experience new textures.

CDA Competency Standard:  
II.4.3a 

• Activities and materials encourage children to develop their senses.

a) ​Sight, sound, smell, taste and touch experiences are encouraged through a variety of developmentally appropriate materials and activities

Materials: 

• Stuffed animals with differing textures
• Pet Show by Ezra Jack Keats  

Procedure: 

1. Read The Pet Show by Ezra Jack Keats, showing pictures of the different pets to the infant as you read.
2. When mentioning the different pets, assist the infant in petting the stuffed animals, exploring the different textures of their fur and skin. 

Assessment: 

• Assess the infant’s reaction to different textures as they pet the animals. 

This is assignment 6 of 8 .

Worksheet

Teaching Self-Expression with Ezra Jack Keats * Infant Animal Petting * Page 12 (6/8) 

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1. Course Agenda
2. Ezra Jack Keats Biography​
3. Life and Writings of Ezra Jack Keats
4. Self-Expression
5. Supporting Self-Expression
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6. Child’s Self-Expression (1/8)
7. Teaching Respect for Diversity
8. Diversity (2/8)
9. Snowy Day Sensory Play (3/8)
10. Respect Goggles (4/8)
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11. Montessori Pet Food Pouring (5/8)
12. Infant Animal Petting (6/8)
13. DAP Books (7/8)
14. End of Course Quiz (8/8)
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