EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING

EXPERIENCE
Student Name: Krystina Telesca Date: September 21, 2017 Age Group: JK/SK 3-6

Purpose: Purpose:
Reason for developing The purpose of this experience is so that the children can begin to
learning experience. This introduce themselves to me as well as begin to trust me as an
could be in response to an educator in their classroom. It will be implemented so that the
observation, discussion
children and I can become familiar with each other, and so that we
with the site supervisor,
can begin to interact comfortably. It will also give children a
Ontario Curriculum
Objective, etc.
chance to practice their shapes.

Observation Observation:

- Document what you On my first days of placement I found it a little difficult to

saw and heard remember every childs name and something personal about them
- Document non-verbal that could help me connect with them. I also wanted to get a general
communication (i.e.,
idea of where the children were at developmentally, and I found it
body language, facial
expressions and voice challenging to observe every single child in time span of a day.
tone) During large group math time, I noticed that all of the children were
- Document in detail: very eager to be involved and learning about shapes.
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

What are you planning in Shape Name Cards

response to your purpose?
I will implement an art experience where I will cut out mini shapes
- Label your experience out of construction paper and ask children to create their names by
(e.g. Painting with
cars). gluing the shapes on their traced names, on a blank piece of paper. I
- What are your 3 will assist the children who cannot write their names independently
objectives for this by tracing their names on the name card. I will also ask the children
experience? (i.e. What to write their favorite color, animal, or activity on their name card
interests are you
extending? What so I can learn a personal attribute about them. This will take place
strengths and indoors during free centers time at a small group table. I will also
opportunities for create a name tag so that I can introduce myself to the children as
growth are you well.
enhancing/supporting?)
Please Note: You
Objectives
should refer to
appropriate pedagogy 1. The children will (25.2) identify and talk about their own
to support your interests and preferences as they classify their favorite color,
discussion around animal or activity and explain it to me throughout the
strengths and
experience (The Kindergarten Program, 2016, pg. 139).
opportunities for
2. The children will (31.3) explore different elements of design
growth (e.g. ELECT,
How Does Learning as they create name cards out of different shapes, colors and
Happen, Ontario FDK textures (The Kindergarten Program, 2016, pg. 154).
Curriculum, etc). 3. The children will (8.4) demonstrate control of small muscles
while working in a variety of learning areas. The children
will portray functional grips when picking up the small
Describe the experience: shapes and carefully gluing them to their name cards (The
Kindergarten Program, 2016, pg. 180).
- Who will be involved
in the experience? Materials
- Where will the
experience take place? - Cut out shapes of triangles, squares, circles, and rectangles
(e.g. Indoors or - Glue and scissors
outdoors? In the
 dramatic centre, the - Plain paper
creative table, etc). - Pencils to trace names
- List the materials and
resources you will use Implementation
- Describe the
implementation of the 1. I will invite the children over to my small group table.
experience, with a step
by step description 2. I will introduce the shapes to the children and ask them to
- List and describe 2 name each shape, and distribute a handful of shapes to each
teaching strategies. child.
How will you use
3. I will explain to the children that they will be creating a
them? Why have you
chosen these name card out of the cut out shapes so that I can learn all of
strategies? their names.
4. I will encourage the children to primarily write their name
on the paper in pencil, so that they can trace over the pencil
with the mini shapes.
5. I will then tell the children to also write their favorite color,
animal or activity any place on their name card.
6. I will model my own name card, and encourage the children
to begin.

Teaching Strategies

Invitations: I will invite the children over to my activity by saying

Who would like to come make a fun name card? This will
encourage the children to come over to my experience area and
begin the activity.

Modeling: I will model my own name tag for the children by

writing my name with a pencil, and beginning to glue shapes as the
outline of my name.