CHDV 150 Introduction to Curriculum

Small Group Activity Form

Name of Activity: Pattern Train
Curriculum Area: Math
Length of Activity: 15-20 minutes
Learning Objectives (specify at least three):
The child will be able to sort the train cars by color (Measure 34)
The child will be able to attern the train cars by color (Measure 3!)
The child will be able to count the number o" train cars needed to comlete the train (Measure 32)
Material/!uipment Nee"e":
Teacher made trains with the locomoti#e and caboose with blan$ saces in between "or atternin%
&ut out train cars o" di""erent colors
#reparation ($hat "o you nee" to "o beforehan"%):
' will need to cut out and ma$e the "ronts and ends o" the trains(
' will need to cut out the train cars "rom di""erent colored aer(
' will need to %et the materials set u at the small %rou center(
#roce"ures (step by step) & 'e (pecific
)'eginning (*o+ +ill , intro"uce activity%)
' will introduce this acti#ity at the end o" circle time a"ter readin% a story about trains(
To create an interest in the child ' will say) *+ow we are %oin% to build our own trains,- and *The trains
are missin% there ieces they need your hel to ut them to%ether(-
' will introduce the materials by ha#in% a train and some o" the cars by the circle time area( ' will then
show them the train and the train cars they will use to "ill in the center o" the train(
' will demonstrate atternin% by doin% an e.amle with them as a %rou(
To %uide the children into the acti#ity ' will ass out the trains and di""erent color train cars to each o"
the children( ' will as$ them) */ow many cars are missin% "rom your train0-
To %et the children started ' will ha#e them sort the train cars by color(
' will then be%in startin% a attern on the train so the children can comlete the attern(
' will be%in usin% an 12 attern and as the child ro%resses ' will use an 122 attern(
)Mi""le: (*o+ +ill , support/enhance/scaffol"%) & -he person rea"ing your lesson plan shoul" be able to
i"entify +hat you are saying or "oing to support your state" learning objectives. -*,( ,( /01
,M#O0-AN-.
' will suort children as they be%in this acti#ity by sittin% with them and actin% as a %uide i" needed(
To stimulate thou%ht and con#ersation ' will use oen ended 3uestions such as) *4hat color do you
thin$ comes ne.t0- */ow many train cars do you thin$ a real train can ull0- and) *4hat do you
thin$ the train carries in the cars0-
' will encoura%e children to wor$ to%ether by ha#in% them hel each other esecially i" a child is
ha#in% trouble( ' will say) */ow can we hel 2en "ind the ne.t color on his train0- *4ho can "ind a
red car0-
' will suort indi#idual children by assistin% them with the acti#ity i" needed( ' will hel them
reco%ni5e the attern and say thin%s li$e) *6ee how the cars %o blue) red) blue) red0- *'" this car is
blue what color should the ne.t car be0-
'n addition to di""erent atterns includin% more ad#anced atterns "or those children that need more
o" a challen%e) ' will ro#ide train cars with numbers on them as well( &hildren can use these train
cars to lace them in numerical order( ' will also ha#e boo$s about trains in the area so children can
loo$ at the di""erent trains and there arts(
)n": (*o+ +ill , bring this activity to a conclusion an" transition to the ne2t activity% 'e very specific
in ho+ you +ill transition the chil"ren.)
' will %i#e a "i#e minute warnin% that the acti#ity is comin% to an end so they are able to comlete the
attern they are wor$in% on and %et ready "or clean-u(
' will ha#e the children ut the train cars ba% in the ba% where they came "rom( ' will then ha#e them
lace the ba% and the trains on the shel#es(
1"ter this acti#ity the children will %et ready to %o outside( ' will as$ the children to "orm their train by
the door where a teacher will be waitin%( The children will then retend to be a train as they e.it outside(
-hroughout the "ay/+ee34 +hat opportunities +ill the chil"ren have to reflect bac3 on this activity%
Throu%hout the wee$ ' will $ee this acti#ity a#ailable "or the children to use durin% "ree choice time( '
will also encoura%e them to ma$e atterns o" their own(
' will ro#ide materials "or the children to be able to ma$e or draw their own trains by re"lectin% bac$ on
the di""erent arts o" the train(
&hildren can also re"lect bac$ on this acti#ity as we transition "rom acti#ities retendin% to be a train we
will %o o#er what the "ront) bac$) and other arts o" the train are called(