ADMINISTRATIVE TASK

Student Name: Krystina Telesca Date: September 15, 2017

Placement: Our Lady of Providence Catholic Elementary School

Purpose: Today was a professional development day. My supervisor and

I had a discussion on things that I could do to help around the
Reason for completing the
class. She asked me to create a birthday wall to put on the
task. This could be based on an
observation you made, a
bathroom door, so that the children can learn each others
conversation between you and birthdays and so that they can feel involved and important.
your site supervisor, etc

Task:

What are you planning in Birthday Wall

response to your purpose?
I will cut out laminated photos of the children standing against
Label your task (e.g. the wall holding the number of their birthday. I will then cut
Bulletin board focused out the months which were written by the children, and place
on the importance of them up on the door. Each corresponding photo will go under
play-based learning). the month that the children were born in. This will create a
What are your 3 sense of community within the classroom, each child will feel
objectives for this
important and recognize that they are all a special part of the
experience? (i.e. Why
are creating a bulletin classroom!
board on the
Objectives
importance of play-
based learning? What
message are you 1. Children will be able to (Belonging and Contributing:
sending?) 3.1) act and talk with peers by expressing and accepting
positive messages. Once the children see the birthday
board they will interact with each other and tell each
other when their birthday is. The children may also ask
Describe the their teachers how old they are through positive
experience: messages (The Kindergarten Program, 2016, pg.185).
List the materials and 2. Children will (Demonstrating Literacy and Mathematic
resources you will use Behaviours: 1.9) describe personal experiences using
Describe the vocabulary and details appropriate to the situation.
completion of the task,
Children may engage in conversations about birthday
with a step by step
description
parties, or presents they have received for their
birthdays (The Kindergarten Program, 2016, pg.194).
3. Children will (Belonging and Contributing: 26.1)
understand that everyone belong to a group/community,
through recognizing that they are a part of a community
in a classroom with all of their peers (The Kindergarten
 Program, 2016, pg.141).

Materials

Birthday month labels

Tape
Photos of children holding numbers

Implementation

1. I will cut out the photos of the children and correspond

them to their correct month.
2. I will then cut out the months and place them on the
door.
3. I will tape the photo of the children under the month
they are born in.