EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING

EXPERIENCE
Student Name: Krystina Telesca Date: October 31st, 2017 Age Group: JK/SK 3-6

Purpose: Reason for

developing learning
experience. This could be Purpose:
in response to an
observation, discussion The purpose of this experience will be to implement a sensory
with the site supervisor, experience that will allow children to manipulate sensory materials.
Ontario Curriculum This experience will also allow the children to further explore their
Objective, etc. interests in Halloween, and encourage the children to engage in
conversations about Halloween.
Observation
Observation:
- Document what you
saw and heard The children have been very excited about the upcoming celebration
- Document non-verbal
communication (i.e., of Halloween. During small centers time, a few children were sitting
body language, facial at a table and engaging in a conversation about their Halloween
expressions and voice costumes for this year. Child A said, I am going to be a witch!
tone) Child B said, I am going to be a ghost, wooooooooooooooo!!!
- Document in detail:
who, what, where, and The children were all so happy to share their costumes, they talked
when about it all afternoon. Another child said, this year Im going to be
- Documentation should Elsa! Last year I was a princess. Child D joined the conversation
be written in past and said, we get to eat all of the candy in this world! WOOHOO!
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 Halloween Sensory Bottles

response to your purpose?
To encourage further exploration within the childrens interests
- Label your experience towards Halloween, I will implement a Halloween sensory bottle
(e.g. Painting with
cars). experience. I will create sensory bottles at home and place them in
- What are your 3 the classroom for the children to manipulate. I will create 3 sensory
objectives for this bottles. One will be glittery and full of fake little eyeballs, the
experience? (i.e. What second will also be glittery and will be filled of different Halloween
interests are you
extending? What characters such as witches, bats and pumpkins. The third bottle will
strengths and be filled with cotton and spiders stuck in between like a spider web.
opportunities for This experience will take place indoors all day long, it will be more
growth are you of an environmental experience as I will just be placing the bottles
enhancing/supporting?)
Please Note: You on a table for free exploration. If the children have any questions, I
should refer to will be glad to answer them. I will sit at the table with the children
appropriate pedagogy and ask them open ended questions such as, what colour is the
to support your water? Or what are those little objects in the bottle? The children
discussion around will be able to freely explore and manipulate the bottles and engage
strengths and in conversation about Halloween.
opportunities for
growth (e.g. ELECT, Materials:
How Does Learning
Happen, Ontario FDK - Water bottles
Curriculum, etc). - Food colouring
- Fake eye balls
- Glitter
Describe the experience: - Little Halloween objects
- Cotton balls
- Who will be involved - Toy spiders
in the experience?
- Where will the Objectives:
experience take place?
(e.g. Indoors or 1. The children will (Self-Regulation and Well-Being: 3.2)
outdoors? In the
dramatic centre, the demonstrate the ability to take turns during activity and
creative table, etc). discussions, as they engage in conversations about the
- List the materials and bottles and are able to not interrupt another child. They will
resources you will use also demonstrate the ability to take turns as they give other
- Describe the
implementation of the children chances at exploring the bottles, as there will only
 experience, with a step be room for 5 at a time (The Kindergarten Program, 2016,
by step description pg.167).
- List and describe 2
teaching strategies. 2. The children will (Belonging and Contributing: 31.3)
How will you use explore different elements of design in visual arts, as they
them? Why have you explore the different designs of the bottles and are able to
chosen these discuss them. For example: two of the bottles will be filled
strategies?
with water and objects, while the other one will be filled
with cotton balls and spiders (The Kindergarten Program,
2016, pg. 154).
3. The children will (Belonging and Contributing: 22.1)
communicate their ideas about something as they explore
and manipulate the bottles, and engage in conversation about
what they think to their peers. In addition, when I ask open
ended questions about the bottles, the children will be able to
communicate their different ideas to me in a group setting.
(The Kindergarten Program, 2016, pg. 137).

Implementation:

1. I will create the sensory bottles at home.

2. I will bring them into the classroom.
3. I will place them on a small table during free centers, and
leave them out all day.
4. I will sit with the children and ask open ended questions, as
well as answer any questions they may have.
5. I will leave the sensory bottles in the class for future use.

Teaching Strategies:

Environmental cues: I will use environmental cues so that the

children can freely explore the sensory bottles with no expectations.
I will place them on the table with 5 chairs around it, as this will
encourage children to understand that there should be only 5
children at the table at once.

Questions: Once the children have seen and manipulated the

bottles, I will step in and ask open ended questions to further
exploration. For example, what colour is the water? What are those
little objects in the bottle? What does the cotton ball filled bottle
look like? These questions will allow the children to actively think
about the bottles and inevitably further their learning.