EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Student Name: Simran Bhangal Date: October 5th 2017 Age Group: Toddlers

Purpose: Purpose and Observation:

Reason for
developing learning
The purpose of this activity is to expand fine motor skills in children. In
experience. This
the class, the children love playing at the sensory bin when it has
could be in response
objects of different textures. For example, they had paper shreddings
to an observation,
in the bin and the children all loved playing with that.
discussion with the
site supervisor,
Ontario Curriculum
Objective, etc.

Observation

- Document what
you saw and
heard
- Document non-
verbal
communication
(i.e., body
language, facial
expressions and
voice tone)
- Document in
detail: who, what,
where, and when
- Documentation
should be written
in past tense,
objective, and in
anecdotal format
OR
Discussion

Document the
discussion between
you and your site
supervisor that led
to the planning

OR

Curriculum
Objective

Describe the
curriculum objective
youre aiming to
meet/enhance
through this
experience

Learning Experience Experience:

What are you The experience is threading pipe cleaners through a construction box
planning in response cutout that has holes for the pipe cleaners to go through.
to your purpose?
Objectives:
- Label your
experience (e.g. 1. Children will practice skill (4.9 Sorting): because they can sort
Painting with out the pipe cleaners by color or size.
cars). 2. Children will practice skill (5.2 Fine Motor- Pincer Grasp):
- What are your 3 when they are going to use their palmar grasp to thread the
objectives for this pipe cleaners through the small holes in the construction box
experience? (i.e.
cut out.
What interests
3. Children will practice skill (5.3 Senses- Sensory Motor
are you
extending? What Integration): when they will be using hand-eye coordination to
strengths and thread the pipe cleaner through the small holes in the
opportunities for construction box cut out.
growth are you
enhancing/suppor
ting?)
Please Note: You
should refer to
appropriate Describe the experience:
pedagogy to
Who: any child who wishes to take part in this activity can participate.
support your
discussion around Where: the activity will be indoors at the sensory bin.
strengths and
opportunities for
growth (e.g. ELECT,
How Does Learning
Happen, Ontario Materials:
FDK Curriculum,
Cardboard cut outs
etc.).
Pipe cleaners

Implementation
Describe the
I will have an example of the activity for the children to follow if they
experience:
wish to, but the point of this activity is to allow the children to get a
- Who will be feel of their senses and to stimulate their fine motor skills.
involved in the
experience?
- Where will the
experience take Teaching Strategies:
place? (e.g.
1. Modeling:
Indoors or
outdoors? In the I will be modeling an example of the activity to the children so
dramatic center, they will be able to have an idea of how the activity works.
the creative table, 2. Sensory Engagement:
etc.). children will have first-hand experience and contact with real
- List the materials objects which are the materials of the activity. They will be
and resources you
able to use their senses with this activity because the pipe
will use
- Describe the cleaners and cardboard box have two different textures.
implementation
of the experience,
with a step by
step description
- List and describe
2 teaching
strategies. How
will you use
them? Why have
you chosen these
strategies?
Reflection:

- What went well?

Provide examples
for how you know
it went well.
- What didnt go
well? Provide
examples for how
you know it didnt
go well.
- What did you
learn?
- What might you
do differently
next time you
implement this
same experience
and why?
- Did you have to
make any
adaptations or
modifications? If
so, what were
they?
- What type of
experience might
you plan to
extend on this
one?
Field Supervisor Feedback:

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