Small Group Activity Plan Form (SAMPLE)

Pre-Approval Signature: Prior to completing your small group activity at your practicum site, pre-approval from your mentor and instructor
are required. If submitted electronically, please print the email upon instructor approval.
Mentor: _______________ Instructor: ______________
Student’s Name: Activity Plan Completion Date:

Activity Information
Curriculum Area: Math/Science
Diversity Component: Counting in Hmong
Name of Activity: Trail Mix
Age Intended For: 3 years
Group Size: 5 to 6 children
Objectives
 To demonstrate cooperative, pro-social behavior by taking turns with serving utensils and dividing ingredients among peers.
 To develop memory and comprehension by recalling recipe sequence.
 To count up to five objects, using one-to-one correspondence when following recipe.
 To enhance and refine motor skills by utilizing small muscles for adaptive skills and serving with utensils.
 To explore diversity by counting or repeating one through five in English and Hmong.
Space and Materials Required
(include environment set-up procedure, etc.)
 Small Ziploc bags
 Banana chips
 Goldfish crackers
 Yogurt chips
 Various dried fruits
 Containers
 Small scoop spoons
 Step-by-step recipe card
Activity Procedure
(step-by-step description of the activity and questions you might ask to encourage children’s engagement and thinking)
1. On a rectangle table, arrange the activity for four children at one time. Use trays and place a small Ziploc bag with each tray.
2. Instruct children to wash their hands and label their Ziploc bag.
3. Display cards with how many scoops/spoonful of each item.
4. Provide support to children by assuring them it’s okay if they want to skip an item. Children will count and discuss the items throughout the
activity.
5. Initiate a discussion with the children about your favorite trail mix and what it is used for. Ask them to brainstorm their own trail mix and
write down how many scoops of each to make their special mix. Introduce the numbers in Hmong and ask the children to count in Hmong
and English while counting their scoops. What other languages do children speak? Allow the children to eat and enjoy their trail mix.
Sample Questions to Ask During Activity
 What types of food do you eat at home?
 Do you know another name for this food?
 What should we name our recipe?
 How will the foods taste if we mix them?
 What would happen if we closed our eyes while we tasted?
 How many scoops will you serve?
 What are some things we have here you like to eat?
 Does the fruit taste different after being dried?
 If we put one scoop of each into your baggy, how many scoops will we have altogether?

Evaluation
What went well? What would you do differently next time? How did the children respond to the activity? Were your activity objectives fulfilled?
What plans do you have for future activities to further support children in exploring these ideas further?