Name: Alicia Simmons

Focus Area: Learning games

Title of Lesson: Cat in the Hat Toss Game

Date: 03/3/2015
Grade Level: Toddler age 1
Total Time: 30 minutes

I. Objectives:

The children will develop cooperation skills by interacting with peers in a

learning game activity.
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The children will enhance their math skills by counting each ball they toss into
the hat.
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Domain: Mathematics Knowledge & Skills

Element: Number concepts & quantities

The children will develop social skills by taking turns tossing the balls into the
hat throughout the learning game activity.
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Domain: Approaches to learning

Element : Cooperation

Domain: Social & emotional development

Element : Social relationships

The children will enhance their physical skills by using their gross motor skills
and tossing balls throughout a learning game activity.
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Domain: Physical development & health

Element : Gross motor

II. Materials:

Hat from Cat in the hat

Soft small balls

III. Procedure:
A. Motivation
1. I will show the children the visual of the hat and the balls.
2. I will ask them to guess what they think they are going to be doing.
3. I will instruct the children to join me in playing the game of cat in the
hat toss game.
B. Steps
1. I will show the children the visual of the hat and the balls and ask them to
guess what they think they are going to be doing.
2. I will instruct the children to join me in playing the game of cat in the hat
toss game.
3. I will explain to the children that they have to toss the ball into the hat.
4. I will demonstrate how to toss the ball.
5. I will have each child take turns tossing the balls into the hat.

6. While the children are tossing the balls into the hat, I will have them count
with me how many balls are thrown in the hat.
7. I will have the children take all the balls out and have them count with my
how many balls there are total.
IV. Conclusion:
I will have the children continue the game until they get ready to move on
to the next activity.
V. Transition:
I will have the children hop like the balls did into the hat to their next area
or activity.
VI. Follow-Up Activities/Learning Centers:
1. Place Dr. Seuss books in the language area for children to look at.
2. Place cat in the hat, hat in the math area with balls for the children to use.
3. Place balls in the sensory table in water for the children to play with.
VII. Evaluation/Assessment:
A.
1. Did the children develop good cooperation skills by interacting with
their peers in the activity?
2. Did the children enhance their math skills by counting each ball
they toss into the hat?
3. Did the children develop social skills by taking turns tossing the
balls?
4. Did the children enhance their physical skills by using their gross
motor skills to toss balls into a hat?
B. Self-Reflection Assessment:
What did the children most enjoy?
What did the children least enjoy?
If I implemented this lesson again, what would I do differently?
VIII. Early Learning Standards Met:
Domain/Element: Approaches to learning/Cooperation
Domain/Element: Mathematics Knowledge & Skills/ Number concepts &
quantities
Domain/Element: Social & emotional development/Social relationships
Domain/Element: Physical development & health/Gross motor