Materials Needed

• For Writing: A shallow baking sheet or tray, 1 cup of salt, flour, or sand, 1 thick crayon or marker, and 1 sheet of paper.
• For Counting: 5 small toys (blocks, plastic animals, or cars) and a small basket or box.
• For Healthy Responsibilities: Access to a sink with child-safe soap, a hand towel, and a smartphone or music player for a quick dance track.

Learning Objectives

• Writing: The student will practice pre-writing strokes (straight lines and circles) using whole-body movements and sensory play.
• Counting: The student will count items up to 5 using physical movements (jumping, stomping, and running).
• Healthy Responsibilities: The student will demonstrate the 5 steps of handwashing and understand the concept of picking up their own toys.

Module 1: Sky Writing & Sensory Sand (Writing)

Duration: 15 Minutes | Focus: Gross Motor Pre-Writing & Letter Shapes

1. The Hook (2 Minutes)

Gather the student and have them stand up in a clear space.

Teacher/Parent Script: "Wiggle your fingers! Wiggle your toes! Today, our fingers are magic pencils! We are going to write in the air, write in the sand, and make giant shapes! Are you ready to zoom your magic finger-pencil?"

2. "I Do" - Air Writing (3 Minutes)

• Action: The educator models giant physical movements to create vertical lines and circles.
• Educator Talk: "Watch my magic finger-pencil! I'm going to start high in the sky and ZOOM down to the ground! (Draw a giant vertical line in the air with your whole arm). Now, watch me make a giant steering wheel! Round and round! (Draw a big circle in the air)."

3. "We Do" - Magic Body Shapes (5 Minutes)

• Action: Perform the movements together. Use sound effects to keep engagement high.
• Educator Talk: "Let's do it together! Reach high up to the clouds... and ZOOM down to your toes! Make a 'whoosh' sound! Whoosh! Let's do it again. Whoosh! Now let's make a giant bubble in the air. Big round bubble... POP!"
• Sensory Transition: Bring out the tray filled with a thin layer of salt, flour, or sand.
• Educator Talk: "Look at our magic snow tray! Let's use our pointer fingers to draw a straight line down in the snow. Zoom!" (Guide their finger if needed to draw a vertical line).

4. "You Do" - Sensory Tray Exploration (3 Minutes)

• Action: Give the child independent control of the tray.
• Task: Encourage them to make circles (like cookies) and lines (like roads) in the tray. If they are ready, they can try to write the first letter of their name. Shake the tray gently to "erase" and start over.

5. Formative Assessment & Transition (2 Minutes)

• Check for Understanding: Ask the child to draw one "straight rocket line" and one "round cookie" in the tray.
• Transition: "Gently shake your tray to erase it, put your hands in the air, and let's shake the magic dust off our fingers! 1, 2, 3... freeze!"

Module 2: The Stomp, Jump & Run Safari (Counting)

Duration: 15 Minutes | Focus: 1-to-1 Correspondence & Active Counting

1. The Hook (2 Minutes)

Teacher/Parent Script: "We are turning into wild frogs and heavy dinosaurs! To move through this jungle, we have to use our counting power. If we don't count, we get stuck in the mud!"

2. "I Do" - Action Counting (3 Minutes)

• Action: The educator models counting to 5 while performing heavy physical actions.
• Educator Talk: "Watch me stomp like a giant dinosaur. I am going to stomp 5 times. Count with me! 1 (stomp!), 2 (stomp!), 3 (stomp!), 4 (stomp!), 5 (stomp!). Now I stop!"

3. "We Do" - The Animal Movement Game (5 Minutes)

• Action: Play together. Call out an animal and a number from 1 to 5. Do the movements together while counting loudly.
• Examples to run through:
  • "Let's jump like frogs 3 times! Ready? 1... 2... 3... Ribbit!"
  • "Let's clap our seal hands 4 times! Ready? 1... 2... 3... 4!"
  • "Let's spin around 2 times! Ready? 1... 2... Wheee!"

4. "You Do" - Toy Grab Run (3 Minutes)

• Action: Scatter 5 small toys across the room. Place the basket in the center.
• Task: The child must run, grab one toy at a time, bring it back, drop it in the basket, and yell out the count.
• Educator Talk: "Go get one! Bring it back... That's ONE! Go get another... how many now? TWO!" Repeat until all 5 are in the basket.

5. Formative Assessment & Transition (2 Minutes)

• Check for Understanding: Point to the basket. "How many toys did we rescue? Let's touch them and count them one last time. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!"
• Transition: "We rescued our toys! But oh no, our hands have been touching the floor and the toys. It's time to become... GERM BUSTERS!"

Module 3: The Super Germ-Buster Dance & Clean-Up (Healthy Responsibilities)

Duration: 15 Minutes | Focus: Handwashing & Picking Up Toys

1. The Hook (2 Minutes)

Teacher/Parent Script: "There are tiny, invisible creatures called germs. They love to hide on our hands! But they have a super-enemy: SOAP! We are going to do a special dance to wash those germs right down the drain!"

2. "I Do" - The Scrub-a-Dub Song (3 Minutes)

• Action: The educator demonstrates the handwashing steps (Wet, Soap, Scrub, Rinse, Dry) while singing a simple song to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat".
• The Song:
  "Wash, wash, wash your hands,
  Make them nice and clean!
  Scrub the bottoms, scrub the tops,
  And the spaces in between!"
• Educator Talk: "Watch how I scrub. I don't just touch the water. I rub the soap on the backs of my hands, between my fingers, and even my thumbs!"

3. "We Do" - Bathroom Sink Practice (5 Minutes)

• Action: Go to the sink together. Turn on the water, apply soap, and practice the scrubbing motion while singing the song together twice (this ensures the target 20 seconds of washing).
• Educator Talk: "Let's turn on the water. Wet your hands! Now get one squirt of soap. Let's sing our song together while we scrub! (Sing the song together while actively scrubbing). Look at those bubbles! Now let's rinse the bubbles away. Bye-bye, germs! Dry them on the towel."

4. "You Do" - Lightning Clean-Up (3 Minutes)

• Action: Play a fast-paced song. The child has 1 minute to put away the toys used in the counting game into their proper home.
• Educator Talk: "Germ-Busters also keep their home safe and neat! When the music starts, can you put your 5 toys back in the toy box before the music stops? Ready, set, GO!" (Encourage them with high energy as they run to clean up).

5. Formative Assessment & Transition (2 Minutes)

• Check for Understanding: Ask the child: "Show me: where do we scrub when we wash our hands?" (Child should show rubbing motions). "And what do we do with our toys when we are finished playing?" (Child should say "put them away!").

Conclusion & Celebration

Summary (2 Minutes)

• Celebrate the child's hard work!
• Educator Talk: "You were amazing today! You made magic shapes in the sand, you jumped and stomped all the way to number 5, and you washed away all the sneaky germs! Give yourself a giant, super-fast hug!"

Summative Assessment Options

• Observation: Note if the child can independently count 5 movements, mimic a circle shape in the sensory tray, and perform the hand-rubbing motions during future wash times.
• Progress Check: Keep a simple sticker chart. Give one sticker for "Writing," one for "Counting," and one for "Germ-Busting/Clean-up" at the end of the lesson.

Modifications & Adaptations

• For High-Energy Learners: Do not force the child to sit at a table. Let them stand up at the kitchen counter for the sensory tray, or place the sensory tray on the floor so they can crawl around it.
• For Shorter Attention Spans: Break this lesson into three separate 15-minute intervals spread throughout the morning (e.g., Writing after breakfast, Counting before lunch, Healthy Responsibilities right before snack time).
• For Advanced Learners: In the sensory tray, have them write the actual letters of their name. In the counting game, increase the target number to 10.