EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Student Name: Candice Crooks Date: 11/23/2017 Age Group: Infants

Purpose: Purpose:

Reason for developing
learning experience. This
could be in response to an
observation, discussion
with the site supervisor,
Ontario Curriculum
Objective, etc.
The reason for developing this experience is in response to an
observation I had about some of the children. The children
seemed interested and curious about the bugs they saw in the
class. Based on this I decided to do a nature/sensory activity
involving bugs.

Observation

- Document what you

saw and heard Observation:
- 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
- It was free play indoors
- A child was playing with toys in the room until he noticed
a bug crawling on the wall.
- The child then pointed at the bug, and said woahh
- The child then moved closer to the bug and looked at it
for a long time
- The child then saw more bugs and would again point and
say woahh
- The child would try to get the attention of the educators
in the room to look at the bug as well

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

I am planning to implement a Spider Web and Bugs sensory

Learning Experience activity, that gives the children an opportunity to explore the
characteristics of spider webs and how it affects bugs along with
What are you planning in
the spider itself.
response to your
purpose? Objectives:
- Label your experience - Enhancement of the senses 5.3, specifically touch of
(e.g. Painting with
tactile exploration will take place. Since, the children will
cars).
be able to touch, feel, and rub the spider web, along with
- What are your 3
objectives for this the insects and bugs.
experience? (i.e. What - The children will further develop 4.3, their cause-and-
interests are you effect exploration, since they would have the ability to
extending? What repeat their actions of touching the spider web and
strengths and picking up the insects, to see what would happen.
opportunities for
- Strengthen of 5.1, reaching and holding will take place,
growth are you
enhancing/supporting?) since in order for children to participate they would have
Please Note: You should to reach for objects like the spider web or insects, and
refer to appropriate choose to hold them or not with their hands.
pedagogy to support
your discussion around
strengths and
opportunities for growth
(e.g. ELECT, How Does
Learning Happen,
Ontario FDK Curriculum,
etc).

The Experience:
Describe the experience:
- The children will be involved in the experience
- Who will be involved in - The experience will take place indoors, at the sensory
the experience? bin.
- Where will the
experience take place? Materials
(e.g. Indoors or
outdoors? In the - Yarn
dramatic centre, the - Insect toys (spiders, flies, and etc.)
creative table, etc). - Tape
- List the materials and
resources you will use Implementation:
- Describe the
implementation of the 1. I will set up the activity at the sensory table
experience, with a step 2. Allow the children to observe the materials
by step description 3. Encourage the children to participate in the activity
- List and describe 2 4. Allow the children to explore the materials
teaching strategies.
How will you use them? Teaching Strategies:
Why have you chosen
these strategies? Sensory Engagement: I would use this teaching strategy by
allowing the children and encouraging them to use their senses
of touching, and seeing to help them place characteristics to
specific objects.

Invitations: By using this teaching strategy the children will feel

motivated to take part in the activity since I would draw their
attention to the activity.

I have chosen these teaching strategies because it will help me

to get the children engaged in the activity and allow them to
better comprehend the activity.