1. ECED4080 Creating Materials for Use by Young Children
Hajer Khamis Al.Badi 82935
Learning Task: Bean Bags
Description:
The child is going to play with the
bean bag in the gym room or in the
playground that is available in the
school. The teacher role is to guide the
child how to hold the bean bag and the
possible ways that he/she can play
movement and controlling abilities and
with. Some ways are: putting it on the
balance. They play with bicycles, balls,
hand/'s back, feet, shoulder, head, or
hoops, etc and they would play with
arm and walk without falling off. Other
bean bags. Playing with bean bags
ways are to throw the bean bag up in
develops child's large muscles (motor
the air and catch it with both hands or
skills) and her body balance. Also, it
throwing it to a peer to catch it.
helps in recognizing shapes (square,
Children might suggest other ways,
circle, rectangle, triangle) and colors
just ask them to think out of new ways.
(red, blue, yellow, green, black, purple,
Learning Task Adapted from: etc).
Sultan Qaboos University, Child Care Student Learning Outcome:
Center, Gym Room.
• Developing large muscle skills
Age Group: and body balance (putting the
bean bag on the head, shoulder,
4 to 6 years old
feet, or hand and walking).
Subject Area:
• Developing the ability in
Personal and Social Development throwing and catching the bean
bag (leads to developing the
Subject Strand:
ability of throwing and catching
Physical Activity things).
Background Information: • Recognizing the basic shapes and
colors for those children who do
Children play with different materials
that enhance their muscles or motor
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2. ECED4080 Creating Materials for Use by Young Children
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not recognize the shapes and  Description: child may
colors such as 'black' or 'circle'. describe the bean bag shape
and color that she/he has.
Prerequisite Concepts, Skills &
Values: • It also following the social theory
by Vygotsky where the teacher
• Following gym room routines in
has to help the child to approach a
selecting, using, and returning
new skill level.
materials.
• The teacher demonstrates the
• Large/gross motor control skill to
ways of playing with the bean bag
hold the bean bag without falling
then the children plays alone or
down.
with partners.
• Recognizing and naming the
• The teacher has to provide verbal
names of basic shapes and colors.
explanation in playing with the
• Body balance while walking. ben bag.
Learning Theory & Instructional Student Characteristics
Strategies: Accommodated:
• This learning task is following the • Accommodating the bodily
constructivist theory of learning. kinetic and spatial intelligence as
Child has to explore many ways children has to hold the bean bag
of playing with the bean bag. It in many positions and walk
also encourages them to think out around.
of new different ways to play
• Children are engaged in this
with the bean bag. Children are
activity when they are ready to
engaged in the following
balance their bodies to hold the
instructional strategies:
bean bag and walk around at the
 Decision making: child will same time.
decide whom will play with,
Introduction of the Learning Task:
the way will play with the
bean bag. In the gym;
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3. ECED4080 Creating Materials for Use by Young Children
Hajer Khamis Al.Badi 82935
• Show the children samples of the Tools and Equipment Needed:
bean bag different shapes and
• Pattern of
colors.
the bean
• Name the 'bean bag' for the bag.
children and ask them to name it
• Fabric
because they may have not seen
before. • Needle &
thread
• Show them one way of using the
bean bags (or may show them • Scissors
some of the possible ways/or
• Filling beans like popcorn beans
encourage them to think out of new
possible ways but notify that you Preparation:
will do at the beginning one way).
You can give it to a tailor to
For example; putting the bean bag
design/sew and fill off with the
on the back of the hand and
popcorn or follow these steps:
walking around.
For the square:
• Explain the rules of playing with
the bean bag: not allowed to do, • Cut out t2 squares of fabric using
and how to stop playing. a pattern of CD cover as an
example.
• Give each child one bean bag and
avoid problems that might be •
raised when the children choose With
their favorite color or shape (save
the play time away of problems)
• When the time of play is up ask
children to hold the bean bag
between their hand and stop in
right sides together and starting at
their places. Then ask them to
least 1/2 cm before one of the
return the bean bags to you
corners, sew three sides only. (or
according to a specific color or a
you can sew all sides but leave a
shape.
gab to be as a filling hole).
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4. ECED4080 Creating Materials for Use by Young Children
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• Turn your bean bag right-side out. • To develop the body balance
You can use a pen or a pencil to ability: use a balance board.
push out the corners gently.
Assessment Techniques:
• Fill your bean bag with the
• Observe the children while
popcorn beans.
playing (holding, throwing,
walking with the bean bag)
• Play with the child; asking her to
throw the bean bag to you and
catching it when you throw it
toward her).
• Record with videos or photo
• pictures while playing in a group.
Close
Feedback Suggestions:
the bean bag by sewing the last o How can you play with the bean
side of it. bag differently?
o How can you walk with the bean
bag on your shoulder without
falling off?
Extension Activities:
o What is the shape/color of the
• Ask two children to play together bean bag that you have got?
(throwing and catching the bean
Evaluation Rubrics:
bag).
1. Dose not try to play with the bean
Enrichment Activities:
bag.
• To develop the large muscles
2. Holds the bean bag on her hand;
(throwing, and catching/ holding):
uses one way to play with the
use balls with different sizes and
bean bag. Does not have the
colors.
balance ability while walking and
holding the bean bag on the hand.
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5. ECED4080 Creating Materials for Use by Young Children
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3. Uses 2 to 4 ways of playing with http://familycrafts.about.com/od/easyse
the bean bag. Has the balance win1/ss/beanbags.htm
ability when walking while
Vocabulary:
playing with it.
Bean bag, circle, square, black, blue,
4. Uses more than 4 ways to play
color, shape
with the bean bags; explores more
and different ways to play with. Key Words:
Has the balance ability when
Bean bag, color, shape, fabric, needle
walking while playing with it.
& thread, balance, large muscles,
Comments, Hints, & Suggestions: throwing, holding, walking
o Ask the children to think out of
new ways of playing with the bean
bag.
o Be careful when sewing the bean
bag with the needle.
o It is highly recommended when
playing with the bean bag that
children do not throw the bean
bags strongly to others or toward
the roof, so it will not hurt the other
children in the room.
o Keep the bean bags in a bag so you
keep them away of the dust.
o You can add other shapes with
different colors in your collection.
References:
Child Care Center, Sultan Qaboos
University, Gym Room.
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