Early Childhood Lesson Plan Format 1.

Identifying Information - Color Mixing - Five Senses (sense of sight) - 4 year old 2. Developmental Domains - Physical: he will use his sense of sight to see the colors actually from one color to a different color. - Cognitive: he will think about what is happening during the experiment - Creative: he will come up with his own words to describe what he sees during the experiment. 3. A. Behavioral Objectives - By completing the activities, the child will develop a basic knowledge of mixing two colors to create one specific color. - By completing the activities, the child utilize their five senses (specifically the sense of sight) to make an observation. B. Standards/Foundations - SC. 1.47- Explore objects with various properties (e.g. color, sound, texture and shape). - SC. 1.37- Use their five senses to learn about the environment. 4. Planning Thought Processes A. Context in which this activity will be explored: - I choose this activity to go along with the Five senses unit because I thought it would work well during Sight day. The child will actually see the colors mixing to change into a new color. B. Activating Prior Knowledge: - We have been learning about the five senses, so I will draw on what weve already talked about during circle times, etc. This will allow him to build this learning experience on another learning experience. C. Rationale: - The content of the activity was chosen by the childrens interest in their five senses. D. Anticipating challenges: - I am doing this activity with one child in particular. There may be some children who see me doing something with one friend and they arent. I will have enough supplies/materials on hand so that if they want to join in, they may.

This can become a messy activity. I can plan for this by being prepared with smocks and extra paper towels so that I can dedicate my time to the activity and not have to worry about stepping away.

5. Materials Cornstarch, blue food coloring, yellow food coloring, water, and plastic sandwich bags. These materials promote inquiry, exploration and wonder. 6. Activity Procedure A. Motivation/Introduction I will have blue colored items and yellow colored items on one tray. I will have green colored items on a separate tray. I will let the child explore the items on both of the trays. I will then ask the child what colors they see. Next, I will ask the child what do you think would happen if we mixed the blue and yellow items. They will see that the items are mixed up. We are going to find out what happens when we mix the color blue and the color yellow! B. Concept exploration -Whats happening to the blue food coloring? Whats happening to the yellow food coloring? Do you know why its moving around? Its moving because it is what we call a liquid. Have you heard the word liquid? What about the cornstarch mixture? Is it moving around or is it staying still? Tell me what you know about liquids & solids. Why do you think that the cornstarch is not moving around? -I will first add a couple drops of blue food coloring to the bag with the cornstarch mixture. Then I will add a couple drops of yellow food coloring to the cornstarch mixture (add to opposite sides of the mixture). Then I will show the child that when I am putting the colors in they are still individual colors. Then I will slowly mix them together by gently kneading the bags ingredients. All the while that Im mixing the colors together, I will be talking to the child asking him what he is seeing. - I will give the children their individual bags. Then I will allow the child, with my guidance, to add his/her desired amount of food coloring to each bag. I will then let the child use his/her fingers to mix the colors together by kneading the plastic sandwich bag.

C. Inquiry - Can you tell me what happened to the yellow food coloring that you added to the bag? -Can you tell me what happened to the blue food coloring that you added to the bag? -How did the yellow and blue colors change to green?

- Tell me what you think happened.

D. Closure/Transitions I will tell the child if hes mixed his colors the way he wants, he can take the Ziploc bag to his mailbox so he can take it home and show his parents. E. Assessment I would take a photo of the child while they are doing the activity. I will make notes for each individual child. I will add the photos and notes to the childs Portfolio Assessment. Extension Ideas Fine Arts- I will supply washable yellow tempura paint, washable blue tempura paint and white construction paper. I will then ask the children if they would like to mix the yellow and blue paint with their fingers on the paper. This will allow the child another hands on activity. Math- I could do a chart if I did the activity with more than one child. I could ask them if they thought the colors would mix or not. Do a tally count and see how many thought that the colors would mix or not.

Reflection: This activity worked well for the children. The children enjoyed seeing the colors mix. The looks on their faces were priceless when they observed the colors mixing. One child said its magic! This learning experience was a good choice because it was a hands-on learning experience that was meaningful for each child. Mrs. Carrieann told me that I made a great choice for this activity.