EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Student Name: Candice Crooks Date: 10/26/2017 Age Group: Infants
Purpose:
Reason for developing
learning experience. This
could be in response to an
observation, discussion
with the site supervisor,
Ontario Curriculum
Objective, etc.
Observation
- Document what 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
Purpose:
The reason for developing this learning experience is due to a
discussion I had with my supervising teacher regarding an
activity that relates to autumn and leaves, along with an
observation I had. From here I decided to create an activity using
real leaves from outdoors and incorporating it into dramatic
play.
Observation:
- It was free play outside
- There were three children playing outside
- The children found interest in the leaves that were on
the ground
- One child first picked up a leaf from the ground and
started blowing on it.
- Another child saw the first child do this and decided to
do the same thing by picking up a leaf from the ground
and then shaking it and blowing on it right after.
Discussion:
My supervisor and I discussed doing an activity that involves
actual leaves from outside to go with an autumn theme due to
the current season. Thus, it was evident that leaves were an
area of interest for the children and implementing an activity
that incorporates leaves was planned.
OR

Curriculum Objective

Describe the curriculum

objective youre aiming to
meet/enhance through
this experience

Learning Experience I am planning to implement a sensory/ dramatic leaf activity

with farm animals where the children will have the opportunity
What are you planning in to see the different components of the leaves and manipulate
response to your them through scooping them up into baskets, and throwing
purpose? them around in the bin. Also, the children will have the
- Label your experience opportunity to learn animal noises with the farm animals and
(e.g. Painting with how they relate to the leaves.
cars).
- What are your 3 Objectives:
objectives for this
1. Enhancement of 5.3 Visual Discrimination will take place,
experience? (i.e. What
interests are you since the children will be able to pick out leaves that are
extending? What present and investigate them using their senses by
strengths and feeling the texture, and throwing them up in the air to
opportunities for see how they fall, and etc.
growth are you 2. The children will improve 4.7 Symbolic Thought and
enhancing/supporting?) Representation, by having the opportunity match the
Please Note: You should
things Im saying to real objects. This will introduce the
refer to appropriate
idea that the things said are representation of real
pedagogy to support
objects, and vice versa.
your discussion around
3. Further development of 1.2 Imitation will take place, by
strengths and
the children imitating the animal sounds I make, like for
opportunities for growth
example saying mooo for cow, baaa, for sheep, and
(e.g. ELECT, How Does
etc. This will allow the children to learn turn taking and
Learning Happen,
working together.
Ontario FDK Curriculum,
etc).
Describe the experience: The Experience:

- Who will be involved in - The children will be involved in the experience

the experience? - The experience will take place outdoors in the
- Where will the playground area
experience take place?
(e.g. Indoors or Materials:
outdoors? In the
dramatic centre, the - Leaves - Farm animals
creative table, etc). - Bin - Basket/ Bucket
- List the materials and - Scooper/ Shovel
resources you will use
- Describe the Implementation:
implementation of the
experience, with a step 1. I will set up the activity outdoors by taking the bin out
by step description and placing the leaves, Scooper, Farm animals, and
- List and describe 2 basket in the bin.
teaching strategies. 2. Give the children a chance to observe
How will you use them?
3. Invite children to participate
Why have you chosen
these strategies? 4. Help the children understand the components of the
leaves and the animals by describing them.

Teaching Strategies:

- Sensory Engagement: This teaching strategy would be

used by the children being able to have real leaves from
outside to play with and investigate.
- Telling, Explaining, informing: By telling the children
appropriate information about each prop they pick up,
they will start to gain knowledge of the relationship
between things like sound and animal, and also how
things feel like the leaves.

I chose these teaching strategies because it will start to help the

children to form relationships between their senses and the
objects as well as inform the children about the props as they
participate which will help them gain more clarification and
improve their play experience.