Choosy Kids

                                                                                                              Rebecca Cyrus

                                                                                                              Education 645

                                     

Theme:  Choosing to be Healthy

Standard I:  Music and Movement

Learning Criteria:

1.      Each child will participate in a variety of music and movement activities.

2.      Each child will demonstrate movement while singing the song “Stir the Soup 1”.

3.      Each child will identify their basic colors.

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Stir the Soup

Let’s make a healthy soup out of yummy colors!
Throw it in the pot and stir the soup! (repeat)

When I say yellow is, you say yummy!

Yellow is…

yummy! (repeat)
(repeat)

Now, peel your yellow bananas! Peel your yellow corn! Peel your yellow apple!

Choosy’s in the kitchen getting things warm!

Chorus:
Now, throw it in the pot and stir the soup, stir the soup, stir the soup!

Throw it in the pot and stir the soup, stir the soup, stir the soup!

When I say green is, you say great!

Green is…

great! (repeat)
(repeat)

Now, chop your green broccoli! Chop green spinach! Chop your green pears!

This will taste so good when we are finished!

Chorus
When I say red really, you say rocks!

Red really.....

rocks! (repeat)
(repeat)

Now, pick your red cherries! Pick your red beets! Pick your red tomatoes!

The healthy soup is ready to eat!

Chorus (repeat)

These learning criteria are developmentally appropriate for 3-5 year olds. They are from our WV Early Learning Standards Framework.  

At this young age, we do not paper and pencil test.  Listed below are some data questions for portfolio assessments on 3-5 year olds.

Test Items:
1.  Did the child stand still during the group singing and dancing?  Or did the child sing and dance during the activity time?  I may take a picture of this activity and put it in the child's portfolio. Since the learning criteria states the child will participate in a variety of music and movement, I would have to observes this more than one time.
2.  Did the child move at all while singing "Stir the Soup".  Is movement age appropriate? Was the student a leader or follower of the movements and words?
3.  I may assess this data by watching the student identify the colors, using the appropriate veggie.  I would ask them to name the veggie and the color.  I would take data on this information and put it in their computer portfolio.
Essay question:
This question would have to be a verbal question as most of my students cannot write at this age.  I  would engage the students, asking leading questions and record the data.  The questions may be:  What other veggies can we think of that are green?  What can we identify in this room that is green?  etc.


 

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