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(Unit 5) Topic 5: Incorporating Montessori Elements in Program Planning

1 Clock Hour of Early Childhood Education

Lesson Plan: Shell Cleaning Practical Life Skills Practice ​

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Shell Cleaning Practical Life Skills Practice

Age Group: 

• Toddler
• Preschool

Objectives:

• Students will apply fine motor skill practice to strengthen skills
• Students will explore different textures, and colors 

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Please provide appropriate supervision to the children in your care when completing all activities. You will need to decide what types of activities are safe for the children in your care.  Always use caution with anything that young children might put in their mouths. 

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CDA Competency Standard: ​
11.4.2a

• Activities and materials encourage children of varying abilities to develop their small muscles

a)    Individual fine motor skills are encouraged through a variety of developmentally appropriate materials and activities
11.4.3a

• Activities and materials encourage children to develop their senses

a.)  Sight, sound, smell, taste and touch experiences are encouraged through a variety of developmentally appropriate materials and activities

Materials: 

• Tray
• Brushes
• Assorted sea shells
• Small bowl
• Small jar with water

Procedure: 

1. Place materials in a shallow tray.
2. Give children a brief demonstration and explanation of how to use the materials to clean the sea shells. Be sure to explain the purpose of this activity which is to strengthen fine-motor skills, practice their practical life skills, and explore different textures and colors through their sense of touch.
3. Place the tray with contents on an appropriate shelf in your classroom for students to use independently. 

Assessment: 

• Observe and record any improvement in the child’s fine-motor skills.
• Observe and record children’s reactions to different feelings of touch. Did the colors on the shells get brighter when wet? Did the textures on the shells change when they were clean? How did the outside of the shell feel compared to the inside? 

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