EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING

EXPERIENCE
Student Name: Amanda Martino Date: March 2, 2017 Age
Group: Infants

Purpose: Purpose:
Reason for Discussion:
developing From a past conversation held within the infant
learning classroom between ECE and student teacher, it was
experience. This decided that an arts and crafts activity would be a good
could be in choice.
response to an The students will each have the opportunity to place
observation, eliciting shades of tissue paper onto plain white paper.
discussion with Once dampened with a water bottle sprayer by the
the site facilitator the tissue paper pieces can be removed,
supervisor, leaving behind an eye catching water colour effect.
Ontario
Curriculum
Objective, etc.
Discussion
Document the
discussion
between you
and your site
supervisor that
led to the
planning

Learning Learning Experience: Water Marble Tissue Art

Experience Objective 1: Sense of Self (ELECT, 2.3, 2007).
What are you o Observing what own self is doing; watching hands
planning in move to manipulate the tissue cut outs
response to your o Playing confidently in the presense of peers and
purpose? educators; social referencing to adults to check in
- Label your o Child increases awareness of opportunities to
 experience make effects occur
(e.g. Painting Objective 2: Cause-and Effect Exploration (ELECT, 4.3,
with cars). 2007).
- What are your 3
o Child repeats actions that produce the water
objectives for
this marble result
experience? o Distinguishes how when sprayed with water,
(i.e. What papers dampen and create design when peeled off
interests are with fingers
you Objective 3: Sensory Motor Integration (ELECT, 5.4,
extending? 2007).
What
o Ability to coordinate motor skills with ones senses
strengths and
opportunities also being engaged.
for growth are o Child visually sees the tissue paper colours and
you versatile cut outs that enforce pattern perception,
enhancing/sup reach with hand to pick up and place it down onto
porting?) the white paper.
Please Note: o Similarly, with touch he/she will feel the difference
You should between the two kinds of papers (blank white &
refer to coloured tissue paper cut outs) with fingers,
appropriate working to adapt tactile exploration.
pedagogy to Describe the Experience:
support your Who- All present infants, ECEs in room to watch and/or
discussion facilitate
around Where- indoors, infant room, at the sitting table
strengths and Materials- 6 shades of coloured tissue paper: red, yellow,
opportunities purple, pink, blue and green, water sprayer, many plain
for growth sheets of white paper, tape
(e.g. ELECT, Implementation:
How Does 1. Bring the activity out in the morning
Learning 2. First tape the plain white sheets of paper onto the
Happen, tables to prevent infants from ripping the main
Ontario FDK paper; set out the varied cut tissue paper shapes
Curriculum, in the center of table to be easily viewed; have
etc). filled water sprayer ready on the table also.
Describe the 3. Then, receive childrens attention through vocal
experience: and physical gestures. Sit them in chairs/high
- Who will be chair if needed.
involved in the 4. Sit with student and allow him/her to view the
experience? colours and choose a cut out piece, and aid in
- Where will the placing tissue paper onto the white sheet if
experience
 take place? needed.
(e.g. Indoors 5. The educator will spray the water onto each cutout
or outdoors? and give opportunity to the infant to pull away the
In the tissue pieces after their marble colour has soaked
dramatic
into the white sheet.
centre, the
creative table, Strategies:
etc). 1. Environmental Cues- children learn from
- List the observing their environment. Having the activity
materials and visibly ready prior to them already being there
resources you waiting for something to play with will signal
will use expectations for task and encourage students to
- Describe the
come on their own. Non-verbal ques to support
implementatio
n of the childs independence, cooperation and self-
experience, regulation skills
with a step by
step 2. Sensory Engagement- using their visual and
description tactile senses, infants will make physical contact
- List and with the objects and experience them first hand to
describe 2 understand the functions of whats behold of
teaching
them.
strategies.
How will you
use them?
Why have you
chosen these
strategies?
Field Supervisor Feedback:

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