EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING

EXPERIENCE
Student Name: Krystina Telesca Date: September 27, 2017 Age Group: JK/SK 3-6

Purpose: Reason for

developing learning
experience. This could be Purpose
in response to an
observation, discussion The purpose of this experience is to allow children to practice
with the site supervisor, classifying and sorting colors, as well as to engage in a social
Ontario Curriculum experience where they can engage in interactions with their peers.
Objective, etc.
Observation
Observation
The children were playing in the dramatic area during free centers
- Document what you time in the morning. The children were pretending to eat the play
saw and heard food, and engaging in a conversation. Child A and B were
- Document non-verbal
communication (i.e., encouraging child c to eat different types of food. Child A said,
body language, facial here, eat this green broccoli! Child B said, but you also need to
expressions and voice eat this corn, its yellow. Child C said, I want ice cream too!!
tone) Child A said, ok here use this red bowl to put your food in.
- 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

Learning Experience
Sorting Coloured Flowers
What are you planning in
response to your purpose?I will implement an experience where children will be encouraged
- Label your experience to recognize, classify and sort different coloured flowers into their
(e.g. Painting with corresponding bins. This experience will take place during free
cars). centers time, indoors, and at a small group table. I will place 4
- What are your 3
different coloured bins on the table, as well as scatter different
objectives for this
experience? (i.e. What coloured flowers around the table. I will introduce the activity by
interests are you asking the children to name the colours of the bin one by one, so
extending? What that they are refreshed and ready to sort the flowers. We will begin
strengths and
the activity, each child will get a turn to sort a flower and place
opportunities for
growth are you them in the correct bin. I will ask each child to say the colour out
enhancing/supporting?) loud before placing it in the bin.
Please Note: You
should refer to Materials
appropriate pedagogy
to support your - Different coloured bins
discussion around - Different coloured flowers
strengths and - Labels to place on the bins
opportunities for
growth (e.g. ELECT, Implementation
How Does Learning
1. I will invite the children over to the small group table and
Happen, Ontario FDK
ask them to sit down.
Curriculum, etc).
2. I will place out the bins one by one, and ask the children to
name each different colour out loud.
3. I will then scatter the flowers all over the table.
Describe the experience:
4. I will explain that we will be taking turns sorting the
- Who will be involved flowers, and placing them in the correct bin.
in the experience? 5. I will tell the children that as they place the flower into the
- Where will the bin, I would like them to tell me what colour flower they
experience take place?
(e.g. Indoors or have.
outdoors? In the 6. I will begin the experience by modelling my turn, grabbing a
dramatic centre, the flower, stating the colour, and placing it in the correct bin.
creative table, etc).
- List the materials and Objectives
resources you will use
- Describe the 1. Children will (Problem Solving and Innovating: 20.5)
implementation of the
investigate and describe how objects can be collected,
 experience, with a step grouped, and organized according to similarities and
by step description differences as they classify and sort the flowers into their
- List and describe 2
teaching strategies. corresponding bins according to colour (The Kindergarten
How will you use Program, 2016, pg. 249).
them? Why have you 2. Children will (Self- Regulation and Well- Being: 3.2)
chosen these demonstrate the ability to take turns during activity and
strategies?
discussions as they engage in the colour sorting experience,
while waiting their turn and listening to their peers
respectfully (The Kindergarten Program, 2016, pg.167).
3. Children will (Demonstrating Literacy and Mathematics
Behaviours: 10.4) use classroom resources to support their
writing as they look at the labels on the bins, and use the
labels to understand how to write different colours (The
Kindergarten Program, 2016, pg. 202).

Teaching Strategies

Modeling: I will act as a model for the children by picking up a

flower and placing it into the correct coloured bin. I will pick up a
blue flower and say, what colour is this? When the children
respond blue I will then say, okay so I will place this into the blue
bin!

Telling, explaining and informing: I will explain to the children

what the experience will entail through simple sentences and
instructions. For example: we will be sorting our beautiful flowers
and putting them in the bin that is the same colour as the flower!