E, e --  Edmond Egg

Grade Levels:  PreK-K

Subjects:  Primary Education

    Language Arts:  Read "Edmond Egg"  (Power Point presentation):
        Comprehension Questions:  (Same Power Point presentation):
        1.  Who was the story about?
        2.  How did Edmond Egg exercise
        3.  Who saw Edmond Egg rolling around in his Easter basket?
        4.  Name some things that Edmond Egg saw as he flew with the eagle.
        5.  Why do you think the eagle dropped Edmond?
        6.  What happened when Edmond Egg fell?
        7.  What would happen to a real egg f you dropped it?
        8.  How do you think Edmond felt as he was falling?  Why?
        9.  How do you think Edmond's friends felt after hearing about his exciting adventures?
       10.  Do you think Edmond will ever go "flying" again?  Why or why not?

    Vocabulary Extension: (Same Power Point Presentation)
1.  eagerly - really wanting to do something
2.  exercise - to move your body in ways that will make you healthier
3.  ease - to move slowly

    Phonics: (Same Power Point presentation)

       1.  Look through catalogs, magazines, or books that begin with the long e sound or the short e sound.  Children will dictate the names of the pictures to compile a list of e words.

    Math:
    1.  Give each child a cup of jelly eggs (beans).  Have the children spill their cup out on a paper and sort into different colors.  After this is done the teacher will spill out a larger cup and the children will help sort these.  A graph of the teacher's eggs will be made as a whole-group activity, reflecting the number of each color. The children will dictate sentences to the teacher which will transmit the same information as the graph.

    2.  Have children use their jelly eggs to create patterns.

    Science:
    1.   Break an egg into a Petri dish on an overhead projector.  Allow children to observe the various parts of the egg.  (Shell, membrane, white, and yolk).  Download and reproduce the Parts of an Egg coloring sheet.  Have children  the sheet while observing the egg in the Petri dish.  Discuss why the egg white is not white when we break a raw egg open.

     2.  Incubate a fertilized egg (chicken or duck).  Chickens have a 21-day gestation period  while ducks have 28-day gestation period.  Record observations daily.

     3.  Who lays eggs?  Have children look through the various resource books about animals.  Children will dictate a list to the teacher as to what  animals they have found which reproduce by laying eggs.

     Nutrition:
     1.  Each child will receive a hard-boiled egg.  Allow the children to feel the egg and discuss how it looks, feels, smells, etc.  Discuss how it might protect its contents.  The children will then be directed to gently crack and peel their egg, finding the protective membrane.  Cut the egg in half and have children make observations of the white and yolk.  Relate this to the white on the Petri dish.  Why did the color change?  Did the yolk stay the same color?  Children may then eat their egg.

     Fine Motor/Perception:
     1. Download and reproduce the "Edmond Egg's Exercise Path".  Direct the children to try and stay on the path.

     Art:
     1.  Each child will be given a hard-boiled egg.  Make designs with crayons on the egg with a white crayon.  Dip into Easter egg dye or use the recipe on a box of food coloring.  When completed, lead the children in a discussion on why the eggs look like they do.

     2. Download and reproduce "Name and Decorate Your Own Egg;"  encourage children to create their own egg character, give it a name, and  create an adventure story.  Each child will tell the class of his egg's adventure.

    Social Studies:
Learn about other cultures use of eggs as a form of art.
Visit Moscow and learn about their folk art eggs.
Read Ukrainian Easter Eggs and How We Make Them

    Gross Motor:
     1.  Have the physical education teacher instruct the children how to squat, tuck head, and do a forward roll.
     2.  Teach children to do an "Egg Roll."  First, sit "like and Indian," wrap arms around knees, roll back and to side until you return to original position.  Repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat.

     Handwriting:
  1.  Use Gel bags and have the children practice correct writing before using their paper and
          pencil.  (download instruction sheet).
     2. Download and reproduce the E,e handwriting sheet.  Encourage children to grip pencil properly, sit properly, and make the strokes correctly.

    Related Literature:
1. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess
2. Go to amazon.com to find other selections.

    Home/Parent Involvement:
     1.  Walk with your child and listen for birds; if in the Spring, search for a nest; peek in but do not disturb the nest.
     2.  Make "green eggs and ham" with your child. (Add a few drops of green food coloring before cooking scrambled eggs.)
     3.  Download and reproduce the "Edmond Egg" story, p. 1 and p. 2  as well as the text sheet to send home with the child.  Have the child color and cut out pages and compile into a story with the aid of the parent.  The child should then tell the story to the parent.  The parent will have the text if the child should need help remembering the story.

Learner Outcomes:
    1.  Child will be able to recognize and name the E-e letters.
    2.  Recall the events of the "Edmond Egg" story.
    3.  Recall the definitions of the words in the vocabulary extension
         and be able to use them in a sentence.
    4.  Children will be able to identify the long e and short e sounds.
    5.  Demonstrate age-appropriate eye-hand coordination.
    6.  Name and/or identify the 4 main parts of the egg.

Duration of lesson:  2-5 days

Materials:
    1.  Purchase or make an incubator.
    2.  Eggs
    3.  Petri Dish
    4.  Overhead projector
    5.  Easter egg dye or food coloring
    6.  Jelly beans

Technology Tools:  Internet access, computer, and projection device

Teacher Notes:
    1.  Talk to a farmer to see if he will have any fertilized egg, several weeks prior to doing this lesson.
    2.  Stress the importance of only eating eggs that have been thoroughly cooked.

Procedures:
    1.  You may choose to do this lesson in a large-group situation, centers, or a combination.

Modifications:
    1.  Modifications will be made in accordance with those specified in a child's Individual Education Plan (IEP).
    2.  Many children in kindergarten have not reached a developmental level where they perceive lines.  Unruled paper may need to be used for these children.

Enrichment Activities:  See Parent/Home Involvement

Evaluation/Assessment:
    1.  Flashcards and check sheets to check on letter and sound recognition.
    2.  Informally check on a child's mastery of the above when reading stories, especially big books.  Ask the child to point out E, e; ask them if they hear a long or short e sound.
    3.  Child will identify the parts of the egg.
    4.  Ask child to retell the "Edmond Egg" story.

State IGOs:
    As there are no IGOs for PreK, only kindergarten IGOs are addressed.
English Language Arts:  K.1; K.3; K.4; K.5; K.6; K.7; K.13; K.14; K.21; K.23; K.24; K.27; K.28; K.30; K.31; K.33; K.35; K.36; K.37; K.41; K.42; K.43; K.44; K.45; K.46; K.47; K.48; K.49; K.50; K.61; K.62
Math:  K.9; K.12; K.13; K.28; K.29
Social Studies:  K.18; K20
Science:  K.1; K.3; K.4; K.5; K.8; K.10; K.11; K.13; K.16; K.21; K.28; K.29; K.33

National Standards
 
 

Authors: Elisabeth F. Frontino
             Martha F. Davis
           Louise A. Molnar

Summersville Elementary School