Books for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snakes
Misunderstood Snakes by Richard Hatfield
Sea Snakes by Jody S. Rake
The Snake Who was Afraid of People by Barry Louis Polisar
Reading Center for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snakes
Fill your preschool reading center with books about different kinds of snakes. Find some books about keeping snakes as pets. Make sure the books are well illustrated with colorful drawings or good photographs of snakes.
If possible, bring in a small aquarium with a small, non-poisonous snake in it for your preschool students to enjoy watching in the reading center.
Snack for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snakes
Let your preschool students take part in the preparation of these snake snacks. Have you students roll out pretzel dough in the shape of a snake. After the pretzels have baked, let your students squirt two black eyeballs on each snake with a small tube of icing “gel.
Concepts for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snakes
Letter: S/s
Number: 7 – The word sevenstarts with the letter S.
Shape: Oval
Color: Red
Fine Motor Activities for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snakes
As a fine motor activity for your lesson plan on snakes, fill the preschool classroom’s sensory table with water. Drop in some small plastic snakes. Give each of your preschool students a pair of small plastic tongs or tweezers to “catch” the snakes with.
Another fine motor activity is to have your preschool students roll out play dough snakes.
Gross Motor Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snakes
Put on some music and let your preschool students get on the floor and slither like snakes. To add some fun to this gross motor activity, lay down some strips of green ribbon or torn strips of green construction paper to serve as the grass. Keep in mind that it is much easier to slither like a snake on linoleum than it is to do so on carpeting. While slithering, encourage your students to hiss like a snake. Remind them that the wordssnake and slitherstart with the letter S. Ask them what sound ends the word grass.
Art Center Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snakes
Set out red construction paper. Have older preschool students cut out long, thin ovals for snake shapes. For younger preschool students, draw the long oval the construction paper yourself and then let them cut the shapes out. Set out markers that your students can use to decorate their snakes. Have them glue small google eyes on their snakes.
Songs/Fingerplays for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snakes
(Original Author Unknown)
Tune: Do Your Ears Hang Low?
Can you wiggle like a worm?
Can you squiggle? Can you squirm?
Can you flutter? Can you fly like a gentle butterfly?
Can you crawl upon the ground
Like a beetle that is round?
Can you move with me?
Can you flip? Can you flop?
Can you give a little hop?
Can you slither like a snake?
Can you give a little shake?
Can you dance like bee
Who is buzzing round a tree?
Can you move with me?
I found the Wiggle Like a Worm song here.
Pre-math Center Activities for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snakes
Seven snakes: Set out ten small toy snakes. Have your preschool students count out seven snakes. Now work on some simple math activities with your students. Take away two snakes and ask the students how many snakes are left. Two snakes plus five snakes equal how many snakes?
Pre-writing Center Activities for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snakes
For younger students, provide sheets of paper with the letters S and s lightly printed on them. Have the children trace the letters. Do the same with the number 7.
For older students, provide an example of the letters S and s and the number 7. Have your preschool students practice writing the letters and number freehand.
