Duck Pond Lesson Plans-Flowers 5/18/20-5/24/20

Duck Pond Lesson Plan-Flowers

Week: 5/18/20-5/22/20-Flowers

Group Activities	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Story Time Goal: For students to communicate through language	“The Tiny Seed” By Eric Carle	“Happy Bee” Ian Beck	“The Little Gardner” Jan  Gerardi	“Flower Garden” Eve Bunting	ABC Flowers
Circle & Song Time Goal: For students to develop their literacy, numeracy and social skills through daily activities	Song: You Are My Sunshine	Song: Baby  Bumble Bee	Song: Mr.  Golden Sun	Song: 1-2-3 Little Flowers	Song: Red Is Rojo
Sensory Time Goal: For students to develop fine motor skills	Flowers In My Neighborhood/  Yard Walk	Artificial  Flower Sensory	Flower, Soil, Seeds, Pot Sensory (Plant Some Seeds)	Trowels Shovels & Other Garden Tools	Artificial  Flowers In Colanders, Vases, Egg Cartons
Art Time Goal: For students to develop hand eye coordination	DIY Flower Press	Handprint Flowers	Plant A Seed!	Fork  Flower Prints	Pressed Flower ContactPaper Bookmark
Gross Motor Time Goal: For Students to develop their muscles through movement	Playground/ Indoor Recess	Playground/ Indoor Recess	Playground/ Indoor Recess	Playground/ Indoor Recess	Playground/ Indoor Recess

Monday-DIY Flower Press: Supplies: Two pieces of equal size pieces of cardboard. Several sheets of paper (newspaper works well also) of similar size to cardboard, Two rubber bands. Several fresh flowers. (Go on a nature walk and pick a few!)  Place space flowers apart on paper. Stack paper. Place one piece of cardboard under bottom sheet of paper. Place the piece of cardboard on the top sheet of paper. Secure stack with rubber bands. Let flower dry in press for 1-2 weeks. (We will use these for Friday’s craft.)

Tuesday--Handprint Flowers: Supplies: Paint (as many colors as your patience!), paper plate/regular plate, paint brush, white or light colored paper/card stock. Have you Duck swirl hand in paint on plate (or you can brush it on). Place hand on paper. Repeat. 

Wednesday--Plant A Seed: Supplies: (This can vary due to supplies) Soil, seeds, container (pot, Dixie Cup, Solo Cup, etc), water.  This is a good messy project!  We recommend going outside for this project for easy clean up! 

Thursday--Fork Flower Prints: Supplies: Fork (regular or plastic), paint, paint brush, light colored paper/cardstock. Dip fork in paint. Press back of fork onto paper. Repeat.

Friday--Pressed Flower Bookmark: Supplies: Pressed flowers from Monday’s project. Contact paper/wax paper. Hole punch. Scrap yarn/ribbon/string for tassel. Iron/Ironing board  & 2 sheets of paper towels for Wax Paper bookmark.  Fold paper in half. * Contact paper-fold in half. Then, gently peel away backing while not letting pages stick together--yet). Have your Duck place flowers onto paper. Wax paper won’t be sticky. Contact paper will. Once flower placement has been completed, Fold down paper to adhere both sides. *Wax paper won’t be sticky yet. With Contact Paper, press out air bubbles. Cut into bookmark shape. For Wax Paper, place project onto one piece of paper towel. Then, place project and towel onto ironing board. Place another piece of paper towel on top of project. Iron project at medium heat a few times to have wax on paper to melt. Cut to desired shape. With all projects, use hole punch to add a hole to top of bookmark. Add a few piece of scrap materials for tassel!