EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Student Name: Jill Elliott Date: Sept. 21st, 17 Age Group: 4 to 6

Purpose: Purpose:

Reason for developing The way my placement is structured is that I meet with a group
learning experience. This of parents in the morning after doing some administrative
could be in response to an work, it is there that I sit in on a seminar for the parents that
observation, discussion educates on different topics every week. Then I commute to a
with the site supervisor, library and work with a group of children and their parents,
Ontario Curriculum conducting circle time. I read a story and then run a craft that
Objective, etc. is based on the book read. This week in placement the craft is
to make a flower and so I found a book called The Little Seed
Observation by Eric Carl to read to the children.
- 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
What are you planning in
response to your purpose?
- Label your experience
(e.g. Painting with cars).
- What are your 3
objectives for this
experience? (i.e. What
interests are you
extending? What
strengths and
opportunities for growth
are you
enhancing/supporting?)
Please Note: You should
refer to appropriate
pedagogy to support your
discussion around
strengths and
opportunities for growth
(e.g. ELECT, How Does
Learning Happen, Ontario
FDK Curriculum, etc).
Describe the experience:
- Who will be involved in
the experience?
- Where will the
experience take place?
Learning Experience:
Reading a story
Objectives:
Children will listen to a range of vocabulary.
Children will make connection from book to craft.
Children will learn about the growth of a seed into a
plant.
E.L.E.C.T:
This is supported by 3.3 of the E.L.E.C.T document
Vocabulary by:
1. using new words while engaged in play
2. linking learning experiences with the words that
they know
This is supported by 3.8 of the E.L.E.C.T document
Using and understanding the power of literacy by:
1. connecting information and/or events in the text to
those in real life and vice versa
2. referring to print in the physical environment for
meaning, rules and directions
3. understanding functions of literacy
This is supported by 4.9 of the E.L.E.C.T document
Reasoning logically, specifically causality by:
1. identifying actions and outcomes
2. exploring the cause
 (e.g. Indoors or 3. generalizing knowledge from one situation to
outdoors? In the another
dramatic centre, the 4. transferring rules
creative table, etc).
- List the materials and
resources you will use
- Describe the
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?
Describe the Experience:

I will be directly involved in the activity and the supervisor will

be nearby to offer assistance as needed.

The experience will take place in the Toronto Public Library in

the childrens centre.

The material needed will be the book itself, the supervisor will
be leading and providing the materials for the craft portion.

After opening circle, I will read the book to the children and
parents. After which the supervisor will explain the craft and
allow the parents to assist the children with it.

The first teaching strategy I will use is Invitations, I will

implement this by getting the children engaged in the book
and interested in order to pay attention. I plan to get the
children interested in the book by elaborating on the pages
that the children find of particular interest, whether this is due
to the illustrations or if they have a question about the book.
The second teaching strategy is Telling, Explaining and
Informing, I believe this strategy applies as the names and
information in the book will be told directly to the children.