EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Student Name: Candice Crooks Date: 10/06/2017 Age Group: Infants

Purpose: Purpose:

Reason for developing The reason for developing this learning experience is because
learning experience. This from observing the children it was evident that they were
could be in response to an attracted to the activities placed in the bins. From here I decided
observation, discussion to do a water play activity that should spark their interests.
with the site supervisor,
Ontario Curriculum
Objective, etc.

Observation

- Document what you Observations:

saw and heard
- Document non-verbal - It was free play in the class
communication (i.e., - Two of the children decided to play in the bin
body language, facial - They were playing with the shredded paper and throwing
expressions and voice
it around
tone)
- Document in detail: - They would laugh when they saw the paper either fall to
who, what, where, and the ground or inside the bin.
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
I am planning to da a water activity with sea animals that allows
What are you planning in
the children to manipulate the water and sponges while playing
response to your
with the sea animals.
purpose?
Objectives:
- Label your experience
(e.g. Painting with
1. Further development of 4.4 Spatial Exploration will take
cars).
place when the children search for the sea animals as
- What are your 3
objectives for this they continuously drop them back in the water.
experience? (i.e. What 2. The children will improve on their gross motor skills
interests are you through 5.1 of reaching and holding objects in the water
extending? What bin as well as dropping them when they release the
strengths and objects from their hands.
opportunities for
3. Enhancement of 5.3 Touch for Tactile Exploration will
growth are you
enhancing/supporting?) occur by the children squeezing the sponges to see the
Please Note: You should soap foam come out.
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: The Experience:

- Who will be involved in - The children will be involved in the experience

the experience? - The experience will take place at the water table indoors
- Where will the
experience take place? Materials:
(e.g. Indoors or
outdoors? In the - Soap -Food colouring (optional)
dramatic centre, the - Water -Sponges
creative table, etc). - Sea animals
- List the materials and
resources you will use Implementation:
- Describe the
implementation of the 1. Set up the activity
experience, with a step 2. Introduce the activity to the children
by step description 3. Allow the children to explore and participate
- List and describe 2
teaching strategies. Teaching Strategies:
How will you use them?
Why have you chosen - Environmental Cues: By setting up the water table in an
these strategies? appealing way, it will catch the attention of the children
and will motivate them to approach the activity.
- Behaviour Reflections: I will use this teaching strategy by
verbalizing to the children their behaviours/actions
during the activity, which will allow them to get familiar
with their actions.

I chose these teaching strategies because it will help to

introduce the idea of putting reason behind their behaviour and
action, when doing activities and understanding their
environment.