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Little Red Hen

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Little Red Hen

MATERIALS LIST

Grains (wheat berries, barley, oats, etc.)

Wheat stalks (real or plastic from the craft store)

Potting soil

Ingredients to make bread

Small animal toys to represent characters from the story

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ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS

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Little Red Hen

ACTIVITIES CHECKLIST

Math Science

Sensory number tray Compare different grains

Measure the wheat Observe grains in water

Shape craft Grow wheat grass

“Not I” recording sheet Red hens

Graphing Make bread

Literacy Read Alouds

Word making The Little Red Hen

Story sequencing The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza

Story board Cook-A-Doodle-Doo!

Character rhyming With Love, Little Red Hen

Sensory retelling Armadilly Chili

Arts and Crafts Fine Motor/Sensory

Paint with wheat Little Red Hen sensory bin

Colorful oat collage Fine motor grain sorting

Little Red Hen small world

Other Other

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SKILLS CHECKLIST

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Print conveys meaning X X

Parts of a story X

Letter knowledge X

Left-to-right progression X

Rhyming X

Retelling X X X

Measurement X

Patterns

Graphing X

Numeral knowledge X

Counting X

Colors and shapes X

Scientific observation and investigation X X X X X

Electricity

Describe physical properties of objects X X X X

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Little Red Hen

FULL DAY LESSON PLAN

TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Sensory number

tray

Measure the

wheat

Shape craft “Not I!” recording

sheet

Graphing

Snack Snack Snack Snack Snack

Free play Free play Free play Free play Free play

Compare grains Grains in water Grow wheat grass Red hens Make bread

The Little Red

Hen

Little Red Hen

Makes a Pizza

Cook-A-Doodle-

Doo!

With Love, Little

Red Hen

Armadil ly Chil i

Word making Story sequenc-

ing

Little Red Hen sto-

ry board

Character rhym-

ing

Sensory retelling

Free Play Free Play Free Play Free Play Free Play

Lunch/

Outdoor Play

Lunch/Outdoor

Play

Lunch/Outdoor

Play

Lunch/Outdoor

Play

Lunch/Outdoor

Play

Read Aloud/

Nap Time

Read Aloud/

Nap Time

Read Aloud/

Nap Time

Read Aloud/

Nap Time

Read Aloud/

Nap Time

Little Red Hen

sensory bin

Paint with wheat Little Red Hen

small world

Colorful oats col-

lage

Fine motor grain

sorting

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15 m

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TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Sensory number

tray

Measure the

wheat

Shape craft “Not I!” recording

sheet

Graphing

Snack Snack Snack Snack Snack

Free Play Free Play Free Play Free Play Free Play

Compare grains Grains in water Grow wheat grass Red hens Make bread

The Little Red

Hen

Little Red Hen

Makes a Pizza

Cook-A-Doodle-

Doo!

With Love, Little

Red Hen

Armadil ly Chil i

Word making Story sequenc-

ing

Little Red Hen sto-

ry board

Character rhym-

ing

Sensory retelling

Free Play Free Play Free Play Free Play Free Play

Little Red Hen

HALF DAY LESSON PLAN 15

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SKILLS TAUGHT - NOTES

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Little Red Hen

BOOK LIST

The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone

The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza by Philomen Sturges

Armadilly Chili by Helen Ketteman

Tiny Tilda’s Pumpkin Pie by Susan Kantor

With Love, Little Red Hen by Alma Flor Ada

Cook-A-Doodle-Doo! by Janet Stevens

The Little Red Hen by Mary Finch

The Little Red Hen by Margie Orford

The Little Red Pen by Janet Stevens

The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah by Leslie Kimmelman

Bread, Bread, Bread (Around the World Series) by Ann Morris

Bread Comes to Life: A Garden of Wheat and a Loaf to Eat by George Levenson

Fantastic Facts About Hens: Illustrated Fun Learning For Kids by Miles Merchant

Chicks and Chickens by Gail Gibbons

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Math Sensory number tray -

Place grains (barley,

wheat berries, etc.) or flour

in a tray. Add printable

numbers as visual prompts.

Children use finger or

wheat stalks to write the

numbers prompted.

Measure the wheat - Tape

pieces of wheat or yellow

yarn to the wall. Use blocks

or other non-traditional

tools to measure the

wheat.

Shape craft - Create the

Little Red Hen using con-

struction paper cut into

various shapes. Alterna-

tively, use pattern blocks

to create her. (TF)

“Not I” recording sheet -

Get a dot marker or small

manipulative and the Not I

counting page. Listen to

the story and cover a

number each time a char-

acter in the story says "Not

I." Count how many times

the phrase was said in all.

Graphing - Poll family

members about their fa-

vorite version of the Little

Red Hen story. Graph the

results. Which book was

the favorite?

Little Red Hen

LESSON ACTIVITIES - EXPLANATION

Science Compare different grains -

Gather different kinds of

grains (barley, wheat ber-

ries, corn, oats, etc.). Dis-

play on a sensory explora-

tion table with a hand lens

for kids to observe and

compare.

Observe grains in water -

Place the grains from the

day before in water. Pre-

dict what will happen. Ob-

serve after a few hours, 24

hours, and 48 hours. Rec-

ord results.

Grow wheat grass - Follow

the directions for planting

and growing wheat grass

using wheat berries. Keep

a chart of how long the

growth progress takes. (TF)

Red hens - Read non-

fiction books and infor-

mation about red hens

and white hens. Compare

and contrast their charac-

teristics.

Make bread - Use your

favorite bread recipe to

bake together. Talk about

the measurement of the

ingredients, how the ingre-

dients work together to

make something new, and

explore what yeast does.

Then eat! (TF)

Literacy Word making - Use letter

tiles, magnetic letters, or

other alphabet manipula-

tives to make the words on

the enclosed printable.

Story sequencing - After

reading The Little Red Hen

a second time use the sto-

ry sequencing cards to

retell the sequence of

events.

Story board - Work togeth-

er to write the story of the

Little Red Hen and create

accompanying art. Dis-

play.

Character rhyming -

Choose a few characters

from the story. Write their

names on a chart. Brain-

storm words that rhyme

with their names.

Sensory retelling - Use this

sensory experience to re-

tell the story of the Little

Red Hen.

Other Little Red Hen sensory bin -

Explore the story with sim-

ple sensory play. Use

whichever grains you have

on hand. (TF)

Paint with wheat - Use real

or plastic wheat stalks to

free paint. (TF)

Little Red Hen small world -

Use doll furniture and toys

to make your own version

of the Little Red Hen. What

story will you make?

Colorful oats collage -

Make some rainbow oats.

Use them to create a mo-

saic. Use them with other

grains to make a collage.

Fine motor grain sorting -

Sort different grains using

tongs or the pincer grasp

with fingers.

(TF) - Toddler-friendly ideas that would work when home with children of different ages.

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INDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES

These activities would work well as centers or work boxes during free play time. They’re

meant to allow children the chance to play, explore, and practice preschool skills on their

own. Children may still need some assistance at times, of course. They’re broken down by

subject area for reference. (TF) =Toddler-Friendly

Math

Plant the wheat math - Use brown

or wheat play dough, wheat

stalks (real or plastic), and printa-

ble number cards. “Plant” the

correct amount of wheat based

on the number card chosen.

Measure the wheat - Use printa-

ble wheat cards, tweezers/tongs,

and grains. Use the tongs or fin-

gers to manipulate the grains and

measure the wheat cards.

Literacy

Little Red Hen’s bakery - Turn the

pretend play area into a bakery.

Add aprons, baker's hats, rolling

pins, bread pans, and pretend

ingredients. (TF)

Letter cards - Use the printable

cards to work on letter recogni-

tion, alphabetical order, match-

ing uppercase to lowercase, etc.

Science

What comes from wheat? - Place

non-fiction books about farming

and wheat products in a basket.

Print out pictures of items that

come from wheat near the bas-

ket. Read about and explore this

process. (TF)

Learning about chickens - Place

non-fiction books and pictures of

chickens in a basket. Record ob-

servations on paper or in a sci-

ence journal. (TF)

Sensory

Sensory bin - Allow the Little Red

Hen sensory bin to stay out as a

free choice throughout the week.

(TF)

Little Red Hen play dough - Place

red play dough, red feathers,

googly eyes, and orange pipe

cleaners out in the sensory area.

Children can create their own

versions of the Little Red Hen.

Block Play

Little Red Hen blocks - Print

and laminate the character

cards. Tape the cards to

wooden blocks and add to

the block area. (TF)

Wheat stalks - Tape the wheat

stalk printables to wooden

blocks. Encourage the kids to

build the tallest wheat stalk. (TF)

Arts and Crafts

Feather painting - Use feathers

(preferably red feathers) to free

paint. (TF)

Pizza cutter Little Red Hen - Use

this turkey craft as inspiration. Cut

the Little Red Hen’s body out of

red construction paper. Use play

dough cutters to paint the red

feathers for the hen’s body. As-

semble everything together once

it’s done.

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Duck

Little Red Hen Character

Cards

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Who will help me plant the wheat?

Who will help me tend the wheat?

Who will help me cut the wheat?

Who will help me grind the wheat?

Who will help me make the bread?

Who will help me eat the bread?

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Not I! Not I! I will!

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