Gone Fishing

For the last peer taught lesson the theme was crafts. To start out we talked about geometric shapes and patterns. The teachers showed students how to create a few different shapes and how a pattern with the shapes and a different color for each shape would look. Then we got a paper plate that contained a large squared with 16 little squares drawn inside of it. We were asked to complete our pattern in those squares. 

When we finished our patter, we colored the boarder of the plate. Then we got a small triangle to color as the tail. Then we cut the mouth out and glued that as a fin. Next, we drew on gills and glued the tail on. The last step was to place a googly eye onto our fish. Once we were down, we went to the front of the class where the teachers had a background that showed a boat and a lake and took our pictures with our big catch! 

As an extension activity, I would have a water and sand table set up that included magnetic fish and a fishing pole where students could catch the fish during their center time in a preschool setting. They could be working on counting, sorting, or their fine motor skills. 

Paper Plate fish with patterns.