Guided Discovery Lesson: Early Childhood Lesson Plan by: Kelly Harp Lesson: Diffusing Colors Length: 25minutes

Intended Grade: 1st Reference: My own knowledge and Bridgett Sc ult! Academic Standard: Science: Constancy and C ange 1"#"2 $%ser&e t at and descri%e ow certain t ings c ange in some ways and stay t e same in ot ers' suc as in t eir color' si!e' and weig t" Performance b!ectives:

(i&en t e material' t e student will o%ser&e and orally descri%e ow t e colors can c ange w en %lended wit ot er colors' wit 1))* accuracy" Assessment: + e teac er will %e o%ser&ing t e students w ile t ey are manipulating t e material" + e teac er will ask ,uestions at t is time for formati&e assessment" -t t e end of t e lesson' t e teac er will ask ,uestions to c eck for understanding" Advanced Pre"aration by #eacher: Materials: . paper towel s,uare eac student' purple' orange' and green markers' small %owl of water on eac ta%le Procedure: Introduction$ %otivation: S are an interesting story" /0 was going for a walk outside and 0 saw t is %eautiful little purple flower" 0 wanted to sa&e w at it looked like in my mind fore&er" So' 0 t oug t w at %etter way to do t is t an paint a picture" 0 was so e1cited2 0 urried into t e ouse and got out my paints' can&as' and paint%rus " But' 0 was so sad w en 0 reali!ed t at t e only color of paints t at 0 ad were red' yellow' and %lue" 0 wondered: ow am 0 going to paint t e purple of t e flower' t e green of t e grass and t e orange of t e sun setting %e ind t e flower3 0 ad to figure out some way to paint t is ama!ing scene using t e colors t at 0 ad" 4et5s see if you can find a solution2 Ste"&by&Ste" Plan:

1" (i&e students procedures for material t at is a%out t at %e anded out" 2" 6ass out t e material" + ree paper towels for eac student" (reen' orange' and purple marker at eac group" -nd one small %owl of water at eac group" ." 7sing t e materials in front of you see if you can find out w at colors 0 could a&e used to create t ese colors" 8(ardener5s logical9mat ematical intelligence: ;" 4et t e students manipulate t e o%<ects" 8(ardener5s %odily9kinest etic intelligence: Meanw ile' o%ser&e t e students and ask t em ,uestions as you 8t e teac er: walk around t e room" 0f students seem to %e lost' suggest t at somet ing mig t appen w en a dot of one marker is made on t e paper towel and t en dipped in t e water" -sk ,uestions for formati&e assessment' suc as: can more t an one color make t ose colors= ow do you t ink you could use t ese materials to find t e answer3 8Bloom5s knowledge and e&aluation: 5" +alk a%out w at t e students disco&ered" /Did you learn anyt ing a%out t e colors: green' purple' and orange3 8Bloom5s e&aluation: > at did you notice a%out t e colors3 How did you use t e material to elp you find t e colors t at make up ot er colors3? 8Bloom5s compre ension: -nswer ,uestions t roug discussion" -llow students to recogni!e t at certain colors are used to make all ot er colors" 8(ardner5s linguistic: #" @1plain t e terms primary and secondary colors" @1plain t at w en creating colors you can mi1 primary colors to make t e secondary colors" Descri%e w ic colors are mi1ed to create ot er colors" Closure: /> at did we learn a%out t e colors today3 How could you a&e use t e material to elp you find w ic two primary colors make a secondary color3 > at s ould 0 a&e done wit my paints to make my painting3 How would 0 a&e made my purple flower' green grass' and orange sunset3? 8Bloom5s compre ension' application' synt esis: 8(ardner5s linguistic: Ada"tations$ Enrichment: -daptations: Aor a student t at struggles to get started' use pro1imity" 0f a student is completely lost w ere to %egin 8gi&e a little more guidance:' encourage imB er to make a dot t e si!e of a ,uarter on t eir paper towel @nric ment: Student could write a list of ,uestions t ey a&e" Student could make predictions" Student could also test %rown and %lack markers" Self&Reflection: Did t e students seem e1cited to get started3 Did t ey manipulate t eir material and find a solution to my story pro%lem3 > at kinds of ,uestions did t e students a&e3 >as t ere enoug guidance3 Did t e lesson go well3 > at would 0 do t e same and different if 0 teac t e lesson again3