Egg Hatching Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Form Name of Activity:
Eggs Hatching (Science)
Materials needed:
Incubator (rented or purchased) and fertilized eggs (purchased) from the Wagon Train Feed- 7618 East Chapman Avenue, Orange, CA 92869 Phone number- (714) 639-7931
Extension into classroom centers:
Dramatic play: add to Space Center Math: make a chart to count the number of days it takes for the eggs to hatch Art: collage with colored cracked eggshells Library: books on chicks and other animals that hatch from eggs; such as other birds and reptiles. Blocks: add a set of farm animals to extend animal learning. Cooking: make scrambled eggs for snack, exploring and labeling parts of the egg. Children can help cracking the eggs and scramble them. Other: Flannel Board story: Los Pollitos/Baby Chicks
Procedure:
Follow Procedures sheet given by the Wagon Train Feed
Vocabulary:
Incubation, hatching, yolk, fertilized, chicks, chickens, hen, rooster,
Books:
Chick Life Cycle Keeping Chickens Chicken and Egg
Additional Notes:
Fertilized eggs can be purchased through Wagon Train Feed (address above). Place the incubator in a central location where all the children and families in the program or classroom can see. The entire process is an amazing experience. Time it so the scheduled hatching day falls on a Monday so there is no chance of them hatching over the weekend. The chicks can be kept at the center for animal pets, donated to families if they can show proof that they can care for them (check on your city’s ordinance regarding animals for these two options) or taken back to the store within a couple of weeks. #2 Recognition of skills and accomplishments #5 Taking turns #12 Shared use of space and materials #15 Expression of self through language #16 language in conversation #27 Cause and effect #30 Curiosity and initiative #31 Engagement and persistence #32 Number sense of quantity and counting #35 Measurement Social-Emotional Development
DRDP-PS:
Foundations:
Elizabeth Bennett Jeremy Robinson and Cecilia Lewis Christine Back and Jens Olesen
Lesson Plan Form Self-Regulation, Interactions with Peers, Group Participation, Cooperation, Listening and Speaking Vocabulary ELD Vocabulary Production, Conversation Mathematics Measurement, Number Sense, Mathematical Reasoning Create, Invent, and Express
Probing Questions: What do you think will happen on day 21 (the last day)? How do you think the chicks will come out of the eggs? What colors do you think they might be? Why do you think these eggs did not hatch (if any of the eggs don’t hatch). Do you think these chicks are going to grow to be hens or roosters? How can we tell if they are hens or roosters?
Eggs Hatching (Science)
Materials needed:
Incubator (rented or purchased) and fertilized eggs (purchased) from the Wagon Train Feed- 7618 East Chapman Avenue, Orange, CA 92869 Phone number- (714) 639-7931
Extension into classroom centers:
Dramatic play: add to Space Center Math: make a chart to count the number of days it takes for the eggs to hatch Art: collage with colored cracked eggshells Library: books on chicks and other animals that hatch from eggs; such as other birds and reptiles. Blocks: add a set of farm animals to extend animal learning. Cooking: make scrambled eggs for snack, exploring and labeling parts of the egg. Children can help cracking the eggs and scramble them. Other: Flannel Board story: Los Pollitos/Baby Chicks
Procedure:
Follow Procedures sheet given by the Wagon Train Feed
Vocabulary:
Incubation, hatching, yolk, fertilized, chicks, chickens, hen, rooster,
Books:
Chick Life Cycle Keeping Chickens Chicken and Egg
Additional Notes:
Fertilized eggs can be purchased through Wagon Train Feed (address above). Place the incubator in a central location where all the children and families in the program or classroom can see. The entire process is an amazing experience. Time it so the scheduled hatching day falls on a Monday so there is no chance of them hatching over the weekend. The chicks can be kept at the center for animal pets, donated to families if they can show proof that they can care for them (check on your city’s ordinance regarding animals for these two options) or taken back to the store within a couple of weeks. #2 Recognition of skills and accomplishments #5 Taking turns #12 Shared use of space and materials #15 Expression of self through language #16 language in conversation #27 Cause and effect #30 Curiosity and initiative #31 Engagement and persistence #32 Number sense of quantity and counting #35 Measurement Social-Emotional Development
DRDP-PS:
Foundations:
Elizabeth Bennett Jeremy Robinson and Cecilia Lewis Christine Back and Jens Olesen
Lesson Plan Form Self-Regulation, Interactions with Peers, Group Participation, Cooperation, Listening and Speaking Vocabulary ELD Vocabulary Production, Conversation Mathematics Measurement, Number Sense, Mathematical Reasoning Create, Invent, and Express
Probing Questions: What do you think will happen on day 21 (the last day)? How do you think the chicks will come out of the eggs? What colors do you think they might be? Why do you think these eggs did not hatch (if any of the eggs don’t hatch). Do you think these chicks are going to grow to be hens or roosters? How can we tell if they are hens or roosters?
