1. Franchesca Thomas Activity Plan
Topic: the Importance of Healthy Eyes Concept: Overall Healthy Bodies age range: 4 years
Healthy / Safety Objectives
1. Children will be able to discuss why our eyes are useful and why we need them.
2. Children will be able to identify ways of keeping our eyes healthy and demonstrate how being
blind feels
3. Children will be able to identify the different parts of the eye
Development Goals
: Social/Emotional: to be able to show empathy for others with disabilities
Cognitive/Language: expansion of vocabulary
Physical/Motor: promote the use of gross motor skills
Materials: P. Showers Look at Your Eye, poster (parts of the eye), scarves, field trip;
tape/tape recorder 3 Blind mice pamphlets and brochures,yarn,pre-cut different tones faces
Activity
Introduction: During circle time I would introduce the concept by asking the children to
point to their eyes. Then we would discuss the scene on the front of the book and then I would
read the story. Then after reading the story we would discuss the poster of the parts of the
eye.
Then we would listen to the 3 blind mice recording and at the part” see how the run” carefully
under supervision I would instruct them to run around the room.
Learning Experience. I would ask the children how many of you have visited an eye
doctor’s office. I would let them relate their experiences. I would relate my own experience at
the eye doctor’s office what are some ways to keep our eyes healthy? In dramatic play set up an
eye doctor’s office, art- self portraits, blocks –build a eye doctor’s office

2. Conclusion
Evaluation
Extension into the classroom. Professional speaker on the concept
Extension into the Home; a newsletter with a copy of the article on the concept that
we are working on that the parents can discuss with their children in general terms.
Resources: Pamplets or brochures from our field trip for the children to open up a
discussion with their parents about their field trip and what they had learned.

3. 11-June-2008
Dear Parents
We are doing a study on Overall Healthy Body Concepts “our theme this week is focusing on “Healthy
Eyes “I have exciting learning activities to go along with this theme, including a field trip to the eye
doctor’s office. I will keep you posted on the field trip events. But I would greatly appreciate it if you
could reinforce such an important concept in your home. I will be sending you articles that you can read
to your children at home and then discuss the articles in general terms with your child.
Thanks for your cooperation in making learning fun
Ms . Franchesca