EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING

EXPERIENCE
Student Name: Krystina Telesca Date: September 29, 2017 Age Group: JK/SK 3-6

Purpose: Reason for

developing learning
experience. This could be Purpose
in response to an
observation, discussion The purpose of this experience will be to implement a sensory
with the site supervisor, activity that children can engage in, to encourage sensory
Ontario Curriculum exploration and fine motor skill enhancement. Children will also
Objective, etc. exercise and refine cognitive abilities through exploring diverse
colours within the sensory experience.
Observation
Observation
- Document what you
saw and heard The children were playing in the sand box during small centers time
- Document non-verbal
communication (i.e., in the afternoon. The children were filling up buckets of sand and
body language, facial pouring them on each others hands. Child A said, the sand feels so
expressions and voice soft on my fingers. Child B said, hey I want to try to see how it
tone) feels. Child A then grabbed a shovel, filled it with sand and poured
- Document in detail:
who, what, where, and it over child bs hands. Child B stuck their hand in the sand and
when started moving their fingers around.
- 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 Multicoloured Shaving Cream

response to your purpose?
I will implement a sensory experience that will consist of placing
- Label your experience shaving cream in a sensory bin, and trying different types of food
(e.g. Painting with
cars). colouring to make it multicoloured. The children will be able to
- What are your 3 explore the sensory feelings with the shaving cream, and also
objectives for this understand mixing different colours, and the colours that will be
experience? (i.e. What created in the end. I will allow the children to place the food
interests are you
extending? What colouring in the bin, to encourage their own directed exploration.
strengths and Once the shaving cream has lots of different colours in it, we will
opportunities for place rocks inside the bin so that the children can explore the
growth are you different sensations within the rocks and the soft shaving cream.
enhancing/supporting?)
Please Note: You
Materials:
should refer to
appropriate pedagogy - Shaving cream
to support your - A bin
discussion around - Food colouring
strengths and
- Rocks
opportunities for
growth (e.g. ELECT, Objectives:
How Does Learning
Happen, Ontario FDK 1. The children will (Self- Regulation and Well- Being: 8.4)
Curriculum, etc). demonstrate the control of small muscles while working in a
variety of learning areas, as they maneuver within the
shaving cream and the rocks, they will enhance and refine
Describe the experience: fine motor skills. They will also begin to feel and describe
different sensations on their hands and fingers (The
- Who will be involved
in the experience? Kindergarten Program, 2016, pg.180).
- Where will the 2. The children will (Belonging and Contributing 31.3) explore
experience take place? different elements of design in visual arts, as they place
(e.g. Indoors or
outdoors? In the different colours in the shaving cream and experience how
dramatic centre, the mixing different colours can make new colours (The
creative table, etc). Kindergarten Program, 2016, pg. 154).
- List the materials and 3. The children will (Problem Solving and Innovating: 23.4)
resources you will use
- Describe the communicate their understanding of something by
implementation of the representing their ideas and feelings through arts, as they
experience, with a step think about putting different colours in the shaving cream,
by step description and engage in conversation while trying to figure out what
- List and describe 2
teaching strategies. colours will be created (The Kindergarten Program, 2016,
How will you use pg.300).
them? Why have you
chosen these Implementation:
strategies?
1. I will place a clean bin in the sensory area.
2. I will begin to put shaving cream all over the bottom of the
bin.
3. The children and I will place different coloured food
colouring in the bin, and engage in a conversation about the
different colours.
4. We will mix all of the colours with our fingers, and talk
about the new colours we are creating in the shaving cream.
5. I will add rocks to the shaving cream to allow for even more
sensory exploration.
6. I will continue to engage in the experience with the children
through active participation.

Teaching Strategies:

Environmental Cues: I will place the bin in the sensory area and
begin to put shaving cream in the bottom. The children will observe
what Im doing and become curious, they will begin to gravitate
toward the experience.

Sensory engagement: By manipulating in the shaving cream and

rocks, the children will be able to explore their sensory feelings and
interests with real objects. They will be able to mix colours with
their fingers, and engage in conversations about what they feel and
think.