EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Student Name: Candice Crooks Date: 11/16/2017 Age Group: Infants

Purpose: Purpose:

Reason for developing
learning experience. This
could be in response to an
observation, discussion
with the site supervisor,
Ontario Curriculum
Objective, etc.
The reason for developing this learning experience is due to an
observation I had with the children involving them playing with
water and other water toys. From here I decided to implement
an activity that involves water, but also encourages children to
use their gross/fine motor skills.

Observation
Observation:
- Document what you
saw and heard - It was free play
- Document non-verbal
- A child was playing in the water bin
communication (i.e.,
body language, facial - The water bin had yellow rubber ducks
expressions and voice - The child was splashing the water around and would
tone) move the ducks around in the water
- Document in detail: - The child then picked up the ducks and would show it to
who, what, where, and me, one by one.
when - Another child also decided to play in the water bin
- Documentation should
- He would imitate the other child playing by splashing the
be written in past
tense, objective, and in water and then showing the ducks to me one by one.
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

I am planning to implement another water activity that allows

Learning Experience
the children to explore water properties with different sizes of
What are you planning in cups, along with seeing how other materials like a ball, will be
response to your affected by the water. The experience can be called the Stacking
purpose? Cups and Water activity.

- Label your experience Objectives:

(e.g. Painting with
cars). 1. Further development of 5.1 of gross motor by releasing
- What are your 3 and throwing objects, since they would have the
objectives for this opportunity to lift up either the containers or the balls,
experience? (i.e. What and throwing them back into the water.
interests are you 2. Enhancement, of fine motor 5.2, specifically coordination
extending? What
would take place, since children will gain the ability to
strengths and
opportunities for hold and transfer the cups and ball from one hand to
growth are you another, while playing in the water.
enhancing/supporting?) 3. The children will strengthen the senses 5.3, through
Please Note: You should touch and tactile exploration, by having the chance to
refer to appropriate splash the water along with discovering the properties
pedagogy to support associated with water, and feeling the texture of the
your discussion around containers with their hands.
strengths and
opportunities for growth
(e.g. ELECT, How Does
Learning Happen,
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 indoors at the water bin
- Where will the
experience take place? Materials:
(e.g. Indoors or
outdoors? In the - Cups (different sizes)
dramatic centre, the - Water
creative table, etc). - Small-medium size ball (or other items to put in the
- List the materials and water)
resources you will use
- Describe the Implementation:
implementation of the
experience, with a step 1. I will set-up the activity at the water table
by step description 2. I will put the ball, and cups in water, take some apart,
- List and describe 2 and leave some together
teaching strategies. 3. Allow the children to observe the materials
How will you use them?
4. Show the children the materials and encourage them to
Why have you chosen
these strategies? participate

Teaching Strategies:

- Environmental cues: I would use this teaching strategy by

setting up the activity that would display to the children
the intention of the activity. Thus, it would signal
expectations for this activity
- Sensory Engagement: By including a natural property like
water in the activity, it encourages the children to use
their senses and have first-hand experience manipulating
objects.

I chose these teaching strategies because it will motivate the

children to explore their curiosity and take part in the activity,
and make it easier for them to understand. These strategies will
also help me to bring attention to the activity.