EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING

EXPERIENCE
Student Name: Candice Crooks Date: 16/02/17 Age Group: 2 - 6 years
old Preschool

Purpose: Purpose:
Reason for The purpose of this learning experience is to further
developing learning develop emotional skills of the children, based on
experience. This an observation that I seen related to this. It will
could be in response involve the children being able to identify with
to an observation, emotions and be more aware of them.
discussion with the
site supervisor,
Ontario Curriculum
Objective, etc.
Observation - A child was laying on the carpet
- Document what you - Another child was playing on the carpet right
saw and heard next to him
- Document non- - The child then steps on the hand of the child
verbal thats laying down he started to cry.
communication - The child that stepped on the boy just ignored
(i.e., body him ques
language, facial - It wasnt until the teacher stepped in that the
expressions and
issue was resolved
voice tone)
- The teacher asked the boy why he was crying
- Document in detail:
who, what, where, and realized it was because the other boy
and when stepped on his hand
- Documentation - This is when the teacher asked the boy if he
should be written stepped on him and he shook his head yes.
in past tense, - He then was motivated to apologize to the
objective, and in boy that was crying and he did.
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 I am planning on doing an activity called Emotions
What are you Card Game. The children will get the opportunity to
planning in response identify the emotions, and may be able to match
to your purpose? identical emotions together.
- Label your Objectives:
experience (e.g. 1. The children will enhance 2.4, where they will
Painting with cars). be able to identify with emotions shown, and
- What are your 3
try to express negative emotions in ways that
objectives for this
experience? (i.e. are subtle and not aggressive.
What interests are
you extending? 2. The children will further develop 2.5, by
What strengths learning how to use their words and
and opportunities communicate needs, as well as emotions
for growth are you when they come across these emotions in the
enhancing/supporti future.
ng?)
Please Note: You 3. The children will incorporate 4.10, by having
should refer to the ability to match the up the cards
appropriate according to identical emotions. Thus, this will
pedagogy to show their understanding of properties that
support your the emotions have in common
discussion around
strengths and
opportunities for
growth (e.g.
ELECT, How Does
Learning Happen,
Ontario FDK
 Curriculum, etc).

Describe the The Experience

experience: - The children and I will be in the experience
- Who will be involved - The experience will take place indoors at the
in the experience? table.
- Where will the - The materials used include:
experience take -cards with emotions on them (2 pairs of
place? (e.g. the same card in order to match them
Indoors or up with each other).
outdoors? In the
Implementation:
dramatic centre,
the creative table, - I will set up one deck of cards at the table and
etc). leave the remaining deck faced down
- List the materials - I will call the children to try out the activity
and resources you - I will explain to them the basics of the game
will use - I will extend the activity where I see fit
- Describe the Teaching strategies
implementation of 1. Invitations: I will use this strategy by asking
the experience, the children if they would like to try my
with a step by step activity
description 2. Questions: I would use this method by asking
- List and describe 2
the children open-ended questions, as well as
teaching
strategies. How questions to get them thinking, like for
will you use them? instance do you know what emotion this is
Why have you These strategies will allow the children to feel
chosen these stimulated and help them to gain a better
strategies? understanding of emotions in general.