I. Objective
A. To stimulate creativity by using a variety of materials in story retelling.
B. To provide opportunities to develop fine motor skills of pulling,cutting and gluing.
C. To stimulate the use of language by describing the objects and events of the story.
II. Materials A. Cottonballs B. Craft Feathers C. Craft Straw D. Popsicle Sticks E. Craft Wood Sticks F. Pasta G. Craft Foam Pieces H. Cut Plastic Straw I. Small Craft Rocks J. Craft jewels …show more content…
Procedure
1. Transition Activity- A few children will act out the story of the Three Little Pigs by memory when presented with the book The Three Pigs and the somewhat bad wolf by Mark Teaque. Aftherwards we will read this version of The Three Little Piggs
2. Motivation- Can you describe the three types of houses that pigs build.
3. Demonstration- Will show the children the various materials.
1. Teacher will choose one type of material in which to build a house by appling some glue to the cardboard along with material of choice. Teacher will choose one of the colored squares and demonstriate how to properly cut the square into a triangle to make a roof for the house and to use the other half to add various details to the house such as doors and windows. The teacher will then invite the children to take turns selecting their materials to build their three types of houses.
2. Teacher will tell the children that they will be able to make their own versions of the houses told in the retelling of the Three Little Pigs by their own classmates by making the houses from the various materials and gluing it to the cardboard.
4. Presentions- The Art Area, four children at a time will be in this