SMALL FOCUS GROUPS 10:10-10:25 a.m.

Transition: We will sing, “If your nametag’s red today, red today, red today, if your nametag’s red today stand up and shout hurray! And follow ______.” This song
is to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Repeat with all the colors.

Activity Description & Objective Materials

Making Salsa Activity Description: We will read I Will Never Not Ever Eat All four groups will have:
a Tomato. The children will then help crush the different 1) Prepared vegetables
prepared vegetables to make salsa. They can eat the salsa with 2 lime sections
chips and take some home in small containers. 1-2 mortar and pestles per group
Objective: As the children help make the salsa, we will see Tortilla chips
them crushing and mixing, which will get the salsa ready to eat. Serving bowls for each child
Idaho Early Learning Guideline: D2-G18: Children Small containers with lids (drawer under microwave in kitchen)
demonstrate strength and coordination of small motor muscles. for each child
Developmental growth: Use fingers and hands for purposeful Spoon for scooping salsa to take home (K)
tasks.
Intentional Teaching: The teachers will need to let the 2) I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child
children know beforehand that everyone will be able to help, (P C25), BYU-I library, and Barnes and Noble
but due to the limited number of mortar and pestles, we will
need to let our friends work on crushing vegetables one at a 3) Blueberries for Sal (2) by Robert McCloskey (M17) and Bee-
time. They will emphasize the actions of crushing and mixing Bim Bop! by Linda Sue Child (P2)
and narrate when the children are doing those things. They will
describe what is happening to the vegetables in the moment. The teachers will squirt the lime and measure the salt.