CENTRE EXPLICIT CENTRE

INTENTIONAL TEACHING: Butterfly colours

Mini beast fossils The children showed interest of the colours on butterflies in
Using brown play dough, children will use their
OBJECTIVE/S: the garden and in the focus text, therefore the focus of
fingers to push down on plastic bugs into the dough, identifying colours. At this centre coloured butterflies will
creating a fossil like print. Children can use Children will be able to... be matched up to the correct colour pallets. This centre will
jumbo tweezers to pull reveal the print or just use Identify the name of a mini beast encourage language about colours and body parts of
their fingers. At this station the educator will explain Identify colours on a min beast butterflies.
what fossil are. "Fossils are a print of the bugs or Extend:
animals using their bones or shells pressed against
a rock or hard surface. It helps scientist discover
MAT SESSION: Extend the child by asking
them to draw and/or colour
animals from long ago." in their own butterfly using
The text, Mad about Minibeasts! by Giles A, will be
Science learning: their own colour pallet.
read to the children. Plastic mini beats (frogs, spiders,
Resources:
Fossils worms etc.) will be shared around to have a look at.
Brown playdough Resources:
Looking different types of Children will be asked if they know what type of mini
Plastic bugs Colour cards (made from
mini beast shapes beasts they have. Children will match up the mini
Jumbo tweezers Bunnings colour selection
Understanding different beasts they have with the mini beasts in the book.
body parts of mini beasts cards)
(e.g. legs, body, wings) Plastic butterflies

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CENTRE
Bug investigators
A dramatic play area will be setup
inside. This is where children will
be able to wear white coats and
pretend to be scientist while
investigating bugs.
Jars, rulers, tweezers and scales
will be just some of the tools for
the experiences in this centre.
Observation sheets will be
available where children can
record their findings.
CONCLUSION:
Children will be returned to the mat sitting in a circle CENTRE
Resources: and go around the circle sharing a mini beast they
White lab coats played with in the centres today. The book Mad about Investigation table
Writing materials Minibeasts! will be read again.
Plastic bugs and labels On a large table the educators will set up a provocation
Lab coats, goggles, clip where childrenwill be able to explore nature items and
boards their findings. There will be writing materials
Magnifying glasses, jumbo provided for children to draw their observations, if they
tweezers, scales, rulers ASSESSMENT: wish to do so.
Office phones
Children will be assessed on identifying the name of a "What have you discovered?"
Containers/ jars
mini beast and the colours of a mini beast. This can be "What colours can you see?"
done at the investigation table, butterfly colour
centre or at the dramatic play corner. The educator Resources:
will use a checklist (attached) to identify which child Manipulatives (feathers, leaves, soil etc.)
has completed the objectives. If children are finding Fact books
it difficult to identify a mini beast and the colours, Magnifying glasses
an educator will sit down 1 on 1 and read the focus Plastic bugs
text again and scaffold their response for them, this Writng materials
will be noted on the checklist. Mirrors and torches

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