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(Unit 8) Topic 6: Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tales in the Early Childhood Classroom 

2 Clock Hours of Early Childhood Education

Lesson Plan: The Princess and the Pea Stacking

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The Princess and the Pea Stacking

Age Group: 

• Infant
• Toddler

Objectives:

• Child will experience a new sensory activity 
  

CDA Competency Standard:  
II.6.1b
Materials promote early literacy

1. Developmentally appropriate books are available   

Materials: 

• The Princess and the Pea board book 
• About 20 felt squares in assorted colors all cut to the same size (we recommend 8” by 8”)
• Several green poms poms for “peas”
• Optional: Princess (or other) figurine .  

Procedure:  

1. Read The Princess and the Pea to the children, dramatizing the voices and the events in the story.
2. Encourage children to stack felt squares and include a pom pom “pea” in the stack.
3. When they are done stacking, ask them to find the pea.  

Assessment: 

• Observe and record the child’s reaction to the materials and elements of the story. 

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