EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Student Name: Xheni Lila Date: 2017/10/27 Age Group: Kindergarten Room (4-5 years
old)
Purpose: Purpose:
Reason for developing The teacher got the children to create bats as this week they were
learning experience. This learning about them, but it wasn't as much child directed. She
could be in response to an wanted me to create something to involve the kids and make this
observation, discussion with activity more child directed, and as we have been working on
the site supervisor, Ontario patterns I wanted the children to continue to practice the different
Curriculum Objective, etc. patterns they previously learned.
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
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
Bat Patterns
Learning Experience 3 Objectives
What are you planning in 1. They will be able to explore and extend patterns (18.2) as
response to your purpose? they will have the option of examining and exploring
patterns with different colours.
- Label your experience
2. They will be able to create patterns (18.4) an AB, AAB,
(e.g. Painting with cars).
or ABB pattern of their choosing on the bats wings.
- What are your 3
3. They will be able to identify and describe the repeated
objectives for this
pattern that they created as the bats wings (18.1)
experience? (i.e. What
interests are you Who will be involved in the experience?
extending? What strengths
and opportunities for All 30 of the children will be able to participate in this activity.
growth are you
enhancing/supporting?) Where will the experience take place?
Please Note: You should Indoor at the art table.
refer to appropriate
pedagogy to support your Materials Used
discussion around
strengths and - 30 toilet paper rolls
opportunities for growth - Black paint
(e.g. ELECT, How Does - 30 cut outs of wings
Learning Happen, Ontario - 80 pink and orange coloured mini squares
FDK Curriculum, etc). - Glue
Describe the experience: How will the activity be implemented?
- Who will be involved in the
I will be discussing with them if they remember what a pattern is,
experience?
and what patterns they have been learning about. I will then ask
- Where will the experience
them what pattern they want to create on their wings. After they
take place? (e.g. Indoors or
have chosen I will tell them that they will have to continue the
outdoors? In the dramatic
pattern going down. Once it is done I will then be putting it
centre, the creative table,
outside on the board.
etc).
- List the materials and Teaching Strategies
resources you will use
- Describe the implementation 1. Sensory Engagement As children learn best by using
of the experience, with a step their senses they will be able to use their sight, and felt.
by step description They will have visual appealing coloured squares that
- List and describe 2 teaching they will glue on the wings to create a pattern
strategies. How will you use 2. Questions- I will be asking them various questions about
them? Why have you chosen their pattern, ex: what pattern are they creating (AB,
these strategies? ABB, AAB), what colour will go next on their pattern?
And etc.
