5/23/2013

Early Childhood Education

Learning Experience Template
Name: Lydia Scott and Miranda Britt
Lesson Title: Catching Air
Date:
Grade Level: Preschool
Developmental Domain: Fine Motor, Cognitive
Standard(s)/Guideline(s): Science Strand A: Standards 1,2,4,11,12 ; Physical Health and Motor Strand: Standards 1, 3
Pre-assessment of current knowledge:
Instructional Objectives (1-2)
One/Two Assessed Instructional
Objective(s): The student will be
able to...
- Students will be able to
define and describe air.
- Students will be able to
demonstrate some
understanding that air has
volume and takes up
space.
One Assessed Developmental
Skill:
- Students will be able to
manipulate the bags to catch and
hold the air
Safety Considerations:
- No safety Concerns

Assessment of Student Learning

Identify Evidence: (What will you collect or record as data
to demonstrate students have met your objective(s) and
skill?)
- We will take photos of the students preforming the
activity
Program Monitoring: (How will you aggregate or compile
your evidence into a class or group view?)
- Teacher will ask students questions about the
experience and chart their responses.
- Teacher will create poster of pictures and
responses to hang in the room.

Learning Experience
Academic Language:
- Air
- Volume
Procedural steps:
- Teacher will begin lesson by asking children what
they know about air based on previous experiences.
- Teacher will then ask them to keep these thoughts in
mind as we begin the activity.
- Teacher will have students get their things ready to
go outside,
- Once outside the teacher will give each student a
plastic bag.
- Teacher will explain that there is air all around us,
even though we cant see or feel it all the time.
- Teacher will then demonstrate the activity; students
will manipulate the bag to catch the air.
- Once the bag is full students will tie their bag closed
with rubber bands (If some have difficulty allow them
to hold the bag closed of have a teacher help).
- Have child make observations; answer questions
asked by the teacher like What is in your bag?,
what happens when you push on the bag?, What
happens when we untie the bag?
- Once activity is finished Teacher will ask what they
know about air now that the activity Is finished and
record their answer.
Authentic Materials: (Describe authentic real life, hands-on
materials.)
- Plastic Bags
- Rubber bands
Adult Roles:
- Supervisor

5/23/2013

Early Childhood Education

Learning Experience Template
Resources & References: Professor Joy Comingore was really helpful with assisting us to come up with an inquiry-based project so it would be more real for the
students to see and understand an abstract concept.
Reflection: (What have you learned about your students? How will this inform future instruction?)
The two of us learned that our students know more than we think they do, we were surprised when we asked what they knew about air and they knew more than
we had originally predicted. It was amazing when we compared what they said before and after about what they understood about air. As we continue with our
lessons, we hope to keep expanding on the childrens knowledge and allowing them to compare and contrast the before and after knowledge. We will use this
information to keep engaging and allowing for freedom for exploration.