This lesson is about making a healthy tree snack!
What is our theme? Spring has sprung
What is the lesson (overall purpose)? To review the different parts of a tree while making a healthy snack
MA Guidelines/Standards: Compare using descriptions, observation, invention and expression. Strengthening the pincer grip
Learning Outcomes: Your child will make a tree using pretzels and grapes
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Review the parts of a tree. tell your child they are going to make a yummy snack in the form of a tree.
Materials:
Paper plate, small stick pretzels, green grapes
Activity (Procedure):
Activity Wrap Up: Reenforcing the parts of a tree, your child made a healthy snack
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment) Can your child name the parts of a tree
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications) You can substitute the grapes with red and yellow cherries tomatoes to create a fall tree.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions) If the pretzels keep moving around you can glue them down with peanut butter or cream cheese
What is our theme? Spring has sprung
What is the lesson (overall purpose)? To review the different parts of a tree while making a healthy snack
MA Guidelines/Standards: Compare using descriptions, observation, invention and expression. Strengthening the pincer grip
Learning Outcomes: Your child will make a tree using pretzels and grapes
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Review the parts of a tree. tell your child they are going to make a yummy snack in the form of a tree.
Materials:
Paper plate, small stick pretzels, green grapes
Activity (Procedure):
- At the bottom of the paper plate make the trunk of a tree by placing the stick pretzels next to each other( 7 or 8 pretzels )
- Make branches by adding stick pretzels to the top of the tree trunk
- Cut green grapes in half and place them next to the branches.
- EAT YOUR TREE yummy
Activity Wrap Up: Reenforcing the parts of a tree, your child made a healthy snack
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment) Can your child name the parts of a tree
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications) You can substitute the grapes with red and yellow cherries tomatoes to create a fall tree.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions) If the pretzels keep moving around you can glue them down with peanut butter or cream cheese