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(Unit 3) Topic 5: Teaching Self-Expression with Ezra Jack Keats

1 Clock Hour of Early Childhood Education

Lesson Plan: The Snowy Day Sensory Play

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The Snowy Day Sensory Play

Age Group: 

• Toddler
  
• Preschool

​​*Adapt this lesson for infants by putting the “snow” in a large secured zip-top bag for a sensory bag (see example).

Objectives:

• Students will experience a new sensory activity

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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: ​
II.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: 

• Baking soda
• Shaving Cream
• Glitter (optional)
• The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

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Video: 
​The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Source: Joanne Kaminski
​3:16 minutes
​Click here to view this video on YouTube

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Procedure: 

1. Read The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. When finished ask children what they think about snow. Discuss some things you can do in the snow, and what Peter did on the snowy day.
2. Create “snow” by mixing equal parts baking soda and shaving cream and allow children to play with it, making snowballs, snowmen, and even using small toys in the “snow.” Be sure to supervise children during this activity so they do not eat the "snow."
3. This lesson involves the senses of touch (texture, temperature), smell (the scent of the shaving cream), and sight.

Assessment: 

• Ask children how the “snow” felt. Was it like real snow? Was it cold to the touch? Did it make fluffy snowballs or hard snowballs? 

The Snowy Day Sensory Play

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