Jessica Moreno

May 7 2014
CHDV 150 Introduction to Curriculum
Name of Activity: Fruit Salad
Curriculum Area Math
Length of Activity:
15-20 minutes
Learning Objectives s!ecify at least three":
Child will be able to Count 1 to 10 ( Measure 32)
Child will be able to classiy ruits by their color (Measure 34)
Child will be able to wor! coo"erati#ely with a $rou" ( Measure %)
#aterial$%&ui!ment Nee'e':
&nd o the rainbow ruit salad boo!
'a(inated "ictures)
1 "inea""le
2 "a"ayas
4 ras"berries
* !iwi
+ $ra"e
7 cherries
% ,lueberries
- Strawberries
a "icture o 10 bowls
red bowl
1 s"oon
(re!aration )hat 'o you nee' to 'o beforehan'*":
. would ha#e to ind the "ictures online o the ruit listed abo#e and la(inated and cut the( out/
Set the bowl out
Set the s"oon out
(roce'ures ste! by ste!" + ,e -!ecific
.,eginning /o0 0ill 1 intro'uce activity*"
. would introduce this acti#ity durin$ circle ti(e/ . would read the( the boo! irst then do the acti#ity in
the circle center/ 0hen . inish the boo! . would tell the children that . ha#e an acti#ity or the( to (a!e
a ruit salad li!e the one in the boo!/ . will show the children the "ictures . "rinted out/
1o $et the children interested in the acti#ity . would sin$ a son$2 3 who would li!e to (a!e a ruit salad2
who would li!e to (a!e a ruit salad we ha#e "inea""le2 "a"ayas2 ras"berries2 !iwi and $ra"es to (a!e a
ruit salad4
. would introduce the (aterial by showin$ the( the ruit "ictures and e5"lainin$ to the( that all the ruit
that was (entioned in the boo! are a#ailable or the( to "lay with/
1here are no s!ills to be de(onstrated or this acti#ity or the children/
1here is no saety $uidance issue in this acti#ity or the children/
. would start the $a(e by loo!in$ or the irst ruit that is (entioned in the boo!/ / . would as! the
children2 how (any "inea""les did the boo! (ention6 . needed the children could reer bac! to the
boo!/ 1hen the children would loo! or the "icture and dro" it inside the bowl/ 1hen . will as! the
children what was the second ruit and so on/
.#i''le:
. would su""ort the children by scaoldin$ in countin$ the blueberries i they or$et the nu(ber that is
ne5t/ 7ow (any blueberries did the boo! (ention the ruit salad should ha#e6 'et8s ind % blueberries2 .
would count the blueberries out loud or the( to hear (e then . say now you count the blueberries as a
$rou" on your6
0hat is another way that you could sort the ruit6 . would scaold the children by ha#in$ sortin$ the
ruit by color/ . could say can you ind all the red strawberries/ 7ow (any strawberries do we ha#e6 .
could also as!2 what are your a#orite colors6 7ow (any o your a#orite ruits can you eat6 0hat is
your a#orite ruit6
. want the children to wor! to$ether by "uttin$ the ruit inside the bowl and sociali9e about their li!es o
ruits and colors/ . would en$a$e the children to wor! to$ether by sayin$ it loo!s li!e Mary has nothin$
to do ri$ht now2 is there so(ethin$ she can do to hel"6 . would encoura$e the children to wor! to$ether
by sharin$ s"ace and (aterials . would as! o"en:ended ;uestions that would it in the situation/
. can as! o"en <ended ;uestions/ 7ow (any strawberries would you li!e to ha#e in the ruit salad6
. could hel" a child that is in a wheelchair by settin$ u" the acti#ity at a table to be at their eye le#el/ . would
(a!e sure each child has a ruit in their hand so the child would not eel let out/ . would say how can
e#eryone ha#e a ruit in their hand6
0hat additional (aterials will you ha#e on hand to e5"and or enrich the e5"erience6
1he additional (aterials . would do to enrich the (aterials to as! the children2 how can we use the (aterials in
a dierent way6 . would su$$est that we could line the "ictures #ertically to one another by nu(ber se;uence/
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. would $i#e children a * (inute warnin$ that the $rou" acti#ity would be endin$/
. would ha#e the children $et in#ol#ed by se"aratin$ the ruit by its color and "uttin$ the( in a 9i" ba$2
the ba$ has a nu(ber that (atches the total nu(ber o ruit/ . would "ro#ide the ba$s to the children to
wor! in $rou"s o three/
. would transition the children by the ruit that was assi$n durin$ clean u" ti(e/ For e5a("le2 i you
"ic!ed u" the blueberries you could $o outside/ 1he children would $o outside to "lay/ 1eachers would
be waitin$ or the( outside/
1he consideration would be i not all children $ot to "lay with the acti#ity/ . will e5tend the ti(e or
children to "lay with the acti#ity
.2hroughout the 'ay$0ee3
=urin$ circle ti(e the children would be able to relect bac! on the acti#ity by as!in$ the( ;uestions/
0hat ruit did we use to (a!e the ruit salad6
0hat (aterials did we use6
0hat color did the ruit salad ha#e6
. will "ro#ide colors and "a"er or children to draw a ruit salad/