EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Student Name: Christine Vacca Date: September 15th 2017 Age Group: Jr & Sr
Kindergarten

Purpose: Purpose:

Reason for After observing the classroom environment, I noticed that the
developing learning educators are focusing on helping the children identify and write the
experience. This letters in their name. I also noticed that there were many different
provocations set up throughout the classroom, pertaining to letter
could be in response
recognition. The Kindergarten teacher also mentioned that tomorrow
to an observation,
the class will be celebrating International Dot Day. Based on these
discussion with the
observations, I decided to plan a fun and interactive learning
site supervisor, experience that corresponds with what is being taught and in
Ontario Curriculum celebration of International Dot Day. In this activity, the children will
Objective, etc. find their name around the classroom environment. Once the child
finds their name, they will use bingo dabbers to outline the letters.
Observation
*Assistance will be provided for students that are unable to find their
- Document what
name*
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

Learning Experience Learning Experience: Bingo Dabber Name Fun

What are you Learning Objectives:

planning in response
This learning opportunity will:
to your purpose?
Enhance the childrens fine motor skills by using a bingo
- Label your
dabber to outline the letters in their name. (ELECT, Fine
experience (e.g.
Motor Skills, 5.3)
Painting with
cars). Strengthen the childrens recognition of the letters in their
- What are your 3 name. (ELECT, Letter Recognition 3.11)
objectives for this Allow the children to identify their name by using a variety of
experience? (i.e. tools such as a name tag (ELECT, Phonological Awareness,
What interests 3.10)
are you Develop the childrens math skills by allowing them to create a
extending? What pattern with the bingo dabbers. (ELECT, Identifying
strengths and Patterns, 4.18)
opportunities for
growth are you Set Up: This craft will take place at the literacy table inside the
enhancing/suppor classroom learning environment.
ting?)
Please Note: You This activity will involve myself, the educators and the children in the
should refer to classroom.
appropriate
pedagogy to
support your
discussion around
Materials:
strengths and
opportunities for Card Stock/ Bristol Paper
growth (e.g. ELECT, Different Colour Bingo Dabbers
How Does Learning Black Marker
Happen, Ontario Tape
FDK Curriculum, Table Cloth
etc). Book Stand

Implementation:

Describe the Gather the children on the carpet.

experience: I will begin by singing Open and shut them, open and shut
them give them a little clap. Open and shut them, open and
- Who will be shut them put them in your lap.
involved in the
Good Morning Boys and Girls, has anyone noticed anything
experience?
different around the classroom today? This morning we will all
- Where will the
experience take have the opportunity to find our name around the classroom.
place? (e.g. Once we find our name, we will take it to the literacy where we
Indoors or will be able to use a bingo dabber to trace over the letters in our
outdoors? In the name.
dramatic centre, Remind the children of my expectations during the activity.
the creative table, Before we start the activity, it is very important that my
etc). friends wear a smock when using the bingo dabbers so that we
- List the materials dont get our clothes dirty. It is also very important that we
and resources you only use the bingo dabbers at the literacy table so that we dont
will use
get paint all over the classroom.
- Describe the
implementation I will now allow the children to find their name around the
of the experience, classroom.
with a step by
step description
- List and describe
2 teaching
strategies. How
will you use
them? Why have Teaching Strategies:
you chosen these
strategies? Environmental Cues Children learn by observing the environment. It
is important that I set up the environment so that the children
understand what is expected of them during the activity. I will hang up
the childs name around the classroom and prepare that arts and crafts
table for the activity. The environmental cues for the activity will
support the objectives related to independence, cooperation and self-
regulation.

Teaching Strategy #2: Sensory Engagement

Children learn best by using their senses. This activity will allow the
child to use a variety of real objects such as bingo dabbers to trace the
letters in their name. When the children are using their senses, they are
ultimately enhancing the six developmental domains.

Supportive Strategies:

I will acknowledge the childrens efforts to discuss their progress with

different prompts such as:

I noticed

Great job now can you make another one

Can you find

Reflection:

- What went well?

Provide examples
for how you know
it went well.
- What didnt go
well? Provide
examples for how
you know it didnt
go well.
- What did you
learn?
- What might you
do differently
next time you
implement this
same experience
and why?
- Did you have to
make any
adaptations or
modifications? If
so, what were
they?
- What type of
experience might
you plan to
extend on this
one?
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