Lesson Plan

Name: Jaada Stewart

Focus Area: Story Telling
Title of Lesson: Caring about others

Date 2/3/201
Grade Level:
Total Time: minutes

I. Objectives:
The children will enhance their language and literacy skills by engaging in the
story When I Care about Others by Cornelia Spelman.
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The children will enhance their fine motor skills by manipulating a paintbrush
to paint white hearts red.
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Domain: Physical Development & Health

Element: Fine Motor

The children will interact with peers as they give each other complements.
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Domain: Literacy Knownledge & Skills

Element: Book Appreciation

Domain: Social and emotional development.

Element: Social relationships

The children will express themselves as they write the name of a person or
thing they care about on a painted heart.
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Domain: Language Development

Element: Expressive Language

II. Materials:
2 Bowls
10 Paint brushes
1 Bottle of red paint
10 Art smocks
1 Black marker
2 Glue sticks
10 I care about my handouts
Book When I Care about Others by Cornelia Spelman.
Picture of heart
2 Tables
Number Activity Mats
III. Procedure:
A. Motivation
1. I will enter circle time and show the children a picture of a heart.
2. I will ask the children do they know what shape this is. (pointing to the
heart)
3. I will ask the children to tell me what comes to mind when they think
about hearts. (Love, caring...etc.)
B. Steps

1. I will tell the children that today were going to read a book about caring
about others.
2. I will introduce the book When I Care about Others by Cornelia Spelman
3. I will ask the children do they know what the author of a story does.
Illustrator?
4. I will begin to read the story, and engage in active reading with the
children, asking them various questions as the story move along. (Whats
this? What are they doing in this picture? Whats this word?)
5. When the book has ended, I will tell the children that where going to paint
hearts today.
6. I will ask the children what color is a heart (red)
7. I will allow the children to go to their seats based on the color they are
wearing. Ill start with red because of the previous question and continue
with blue, green, etc.
8. I will tell each child to put on an art smock and roll up their sleeves if they
have on long sleeve.
9. Ill give each child a brush.
10. I will put 1 bowl on each table.
11. I will instruct that we are all sharing paint, so we have to be kind to our
friends.
12. I will allow the children to start painting their hearts, as I walk around to
assist anyone who needs help.
13. I will wait for everyone to finish painting, and tell them when they are done
to leave it on the table to dry and meet me back in circle time.
IV. Conclusion:
I will have the children come back to the carpet. I will put the children in 2 groups.
I will have number mats placed on the floor. I will tell the children that we are
going to play a racing number game. I will explain to the children that they must
jump on each mat, say the number that is on the mat, jump that number of times
on the mat, and also tell me what is on the picture. Once they jump on all the
mats, they run back and tag the next person. After everyone has gotten a turn,
we will all return to the table.
V. Transition:
I will hand out I care about my handout. I will have everyone glue their dried
painted hearts on to the handout. I will walk around one by one and ask them
who or what do they care about (mom, dog, doll etc.) and write it on the heart.
After I write the name on the heart they can clean up and go to the learning
center of their choice.
VI. Follow-Up Activities/Learning Centers:
1. Hang caring hearts up around the class room
2. Add story When I Care about Others By Cornelia Spelman in library
3. Ask children to express other things they care about.
VII. Evaluation/Assessment:
1. Did the children enhance their language and literacy skills by engaging in
the story When I Care about Others By Cornelia Spelman?

2. Did the children enhance their fine motor skills by manipulating a

paintbrush to paint white hearts red?
3. Did the children interact with their peers as they gave each other
complements?
4. Did the children express themselves as they wrote the name of a person
or thing they care about on a painted heart?
A. Self-Reflection Assessment:
What did the children most enjoy?
What did the children least enjoy?
If I implemented this lesson again, what would I do differently?
VIII. Early Learning Standards Met:
Domain/Element: Literacy Knowledge & Skills/ Book Appreciation
Domain/Element: Physical Development & Health/ Fine Motor
Domain/Element: Language Development / Expressive Language
Domain/Element: Social & Emotional Relationships/ Social Relationships