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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: Jell-O Frog Eyes​

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Jell-O Frog Eyes​

Age Group: 

• Toddler
• Preschool

Objectives:

• Child will develop their sense of taste and touch by eating and feeling new foods 

CDA Competency Standard:  
II.4.3a

• Activities and materials encourage children to develop their senses

a) Sight, sound, smell, taste and touch experiences are encouraged through a variety of developmentally appropriate materials and activities

Materials: 

• Book: The Frog Prince 
  
• Lime Jell-O
• raisins
• plastic Easter eggs
• egg carton
• cooking spray
• boiling water
• sugar . 

Procedure:  

1. Read The Frog Prince to the children, dramatizing the voices and the events in the story.
2. Prepare for lesson by creating Jell-O eggs. Follow instructions on Jell-O package.
3. While that is cooking, place the bottoms of the plastic Easter eggs in the open egg carton. Spray with cooking spray.
4. When Jell-O is ready, pour into eggs.
5. Add a raisin to each egg and chill them overnight.
6. The next day, pop the eyes out, and let the child use their senses. ​

Assessment: 

• Observe and record the child’s reaction to the new textures and tastes.  

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