Early Learning Centre Learning Experience

Student Name: Rajbrinder Kaur Date: October 13th, 2017 Age Group: Toddlers

Purpose:
Reason for developing learning experience.
This could be in response to an observation,
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
Purpose:
The purpose of this activity is that children will get a chance to understand what
different emotions look like and how they are represented by different people
including themselves. Through this activity, they will learn about how emotions look
and be able to identify when they are feeling that emotion which will help in
emotional regulation. They will also learn colour recognition when they are asked to
match the emoji faces with different colour cut-outs.
Curriculum Objective:
Through this activity, I am trying to work on enhance childrens social abilities of
being able to recognize emotions when they see them, thus helping them express and
let the teacher know when they face that emotion or feeling.

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?
(e.g. Indoors or Outdoors? In the Dramatic
centre, the creative table, etc.)
Learning Experience: Children will take a look at different emotions shown by
circle emojis on popsicle sticks (happy, sad, mad, surprised, sleepy, scared) and once
they recognize what they are looking at, the entire class will imitate the face. After
this step is completed, they will match the colour of the emoji being discussed with
two different circle cut-outs shown by the teacher and the colour will be identified.
This activity will allow children to learn how to recognize emotions and colours better
upon completion.
Objectives:
Social
1.4 Helping Skills
The children will learn to identify emotions
1.8 Taking Another Persons Point of View
The children will learn to understand the ideas and emotions of others
Communication, language and literacy
3.1 Using Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication
The children will learn about different facial expressions
Cognition
Children will begin to identify different colours and compare objects of the same
colour upon seeing them
Setting: This activity will take place indoors and the children will be seated on the
carpet leaning against the wall whereas the teacher will be sitting on a chair on their
opposite side facing them.
Materials:
Happy face emoji
Sad face emoji
Mad face emoji
Surprised face emoji
Sleepy face emoji
Scared face emoji
Colourful Circle Cut-outs (Yellow, Red, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Pink)
 Implementation:
-The teacher will prepare for the circle activity by getting a chair and placing it on the
carpet -Then, all the children will be called to the carpet and seated leaning against
the wall
-The teacher will introduce the activity to the children by telling them Today we are
learning about different emotions
-Then, the teacher will pick one emoji face at a time and ask the children if they know
what kind of face it is and figure it out together
-Once the child understands what emotion is being represented by the emoji face, the
teacher will ask everyone to imitate and create the facial expression shown
-Then, the teacher will call up one child at a time and ask them to match the emoji
face colour with two circle cut outs shown by the teacher
-Then the colour will be told to all children and the process of this activity will be
-List the materials and resources you will use repeated
-Describe the implementation of the
experience, with a step by step description
-List and describe 2 teaching learning
strategies. How will you use them? Why have 2 Teaching Learning Strategies:
you chosen these strategies?
Do-It Signals-This is when the teacher doesnt ask a question but makes a statement
instead. I will use this strategy so that the children can demonstrate their
understanding of what is being shown. For example- when I show a emoji, I will ask
say Tell me more about it which allows me to know what the child knows
Telling, Explaining and Informing- this is when the teacher tells the children facts
or names of things. If the children do not know what they are looking at, I will tell
them.