6/12/2013

Early Childhood Education

Learning Experience Plan
Name: Insook Shin
Lesson Title: Pulleys: Can You Lift it?
Date:
Grade Level: Preschool
Circle one:
ECE(O)
PKSN
Standard(s)/Guideline(s):
Cognition and General Knowledge-Physical Science-Explorations of Energy- With modeling and support, explore the position and motion of objects.
Physical Wellbeing and Motor Development-Physical Activity- Participate in structured and unstructured active physical play exhibiting strength and stamina.
Pre-assessment of current knowledge:
Simple machines are used every day to hold heavy loads.
Students must know how to pull a string and hold a heavy load, as well as using writing/drawing utensils to draw a picture.
Instructional Objectives (1-2)
One/Two Assessed Instructional
Objective(s): The student will be
able to...
Sketch a drawing of how a
pulley works
Use a pulley to hold a
heavy object
One Assessed Developmental
Skill:
Gross & Fine Motor skills will be
assessed by pulling a string to
hold an object, as well as
manipulating the wrist to use
writing/drawing utensils to draw a
pulley.

Safety Considerations:
Rope/string may be a choking
hazard. Fingers may get suck
inside the pulley. Teachers should
be monitoring the children to make
sure they are behaving.

Assessment of Student Learning

Identify Evidence: (What will you collect or record as data
to demonstrate students have met your objective(s) and
skill?)
I will make a checklist that has a list of children. Each child
will be observed and made sure that each child has
sketched a drawing of how the pulley works and used their
strength to pull the heavy object using the pulley.

Program Monitoring: (How will you aggregate or compile

your evidence into a class or group view?)
I will aggregate the evidence into a class review by having
the students work/drawings of their pulleys taped onto a
large poster to display what a pulley looks like, what its
features are. This poster can be hung up in the classroom
to show that children know how a pulley works and remind
them of simple machines.

Learning Experience
Academic Language:
pulley
pull
force
simple machine
Procedural steps:
First, to review, I will ask the group of students if they know
what simple machines are used for:What are simple
machines? What are they used for? The students and I will
discuss what simple machines are used for and then I will
ask:What types of simple machines do you know?
Then, after the children respond, then I will take out the
pulley and have one pulley be passed around to the
students so they can feel and touch what a pulley looks like.
I will say, This is a pulley. Pulleys are used for holding and
lifting heavy objects with using a rope or string. Has anyone
seen a person use this before?
We will have a short discussion and students will be able to
share their stories of how pulleys were used in their life.
Then, I will have an adult hold the pulley attached with a
string or hang the pulley somewhere in the classroom if it is
possible and tie one end of the string to a plastic bag filled
with heavy books. Then, I will demonstrate to the students
how a pulley works by pulling the string downwards to lift the
heavy bags. I will pass out small, square pieces of paper to
each of the students and have them draw a pulley.
Afterwards, each of the children can pull the string to hold
the pulley. I will ask the children to give me their final
drawings of the pulley to tape to a large poster to display
what children have learned for this lesson.

6/12/2013

Early Childhood Education

Learning Experience Plan

Authentic Materials: (Describe authentic real life, hands-on

materials.)
Pulley
String/Rope
Plastic bag with books inside
Small square pieces of paper
Crayons, Markers, Writing Utensils
Large posterboard
Adult Roles:
A teacher (or my teammate in this case), will have the
checklist with her so she can make sure that the children are
doing what they are supposed to do and seeing if they have
completed the objectives of the lesson. The other teachers
may be monitoring the students.
Resources & References:
Pulley (Borrowed from classroom cabinet)