EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Student Name: Simran Bhangal Date: Age Group: toddlers

Purpose:
Purpose:
Children love to complete sensory activities and they love to play with
Reason for
toys that help them imitate adults (kitchen toys)
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 Curriculum objective:

discussion between
5.3 Sensory Exploration: children will be using their senses in the
you and your site
exploration of properties and the functions of the objects and
supervisor that led
materials being used.
to the planning

OR

Curriculum
Objective

Describe the
curriculum objective
youre aiming to
meet/enhance
through this
experience

Learning Experience Experience: Playdough

What are you Objectives:

planning in response
5.3 Sensory Exploration: children will be using their senses in
to your purpose?
the exploration of properties and the functions of the objects
- Label your and materials being used.
experience (e.g. 1.6 cooperating: children will be sharing materials with each
Painting with other. They will be learning and practicing how to cooperate
cars).
with each other. They will be sharing the kitchen toys that are
- What are your 3
objectives for this being provided to them.
experience? (i.e. 4.7 Pretend play- children will be using objects that represent
What interests adult activities. For example, they will be using kitchen toys
are you like knives, forks, spoons and plates to imitate adults.
extending? What
strengths and
opportunities for
growth are you
enhancing/suppor
ting?)
Please Note: You
should refer to
appropriate
pedagogy to
Who: any child who wants to participate can take part in this activity.
support your
discussion around Where: this activity will take place at the creative table.
strengths and
opportunities for Materials:
growth (e.g. ELECT,
different colored playdough
How Does Learning
kitchen toys
Happen, Ontario
FDK Curriculum, Implementation:
etc.).
children will be given the materials and be allowed to self-
direct the activity.

Describe the Teaching Strategies:

experience:
1. Silence:
- Who will be
involved in the Children will be able to work without direct instructions from the
experience? teacher this is because they will be able to master the activity based
- Where will the on their own pace and direction. They will be give this task and
experience take hopefully they will be calm while working with playdough.
place? (e.g.
Indoors or 2. Sensory Engagement:
outdoors? In the
dramatic center, Children will be able to use their senses to complete this activity. They
the creative table, will be using their touch sense mainly through the use of the different
etc.). sizes of glitter. And they will have first-hand experience with the
- List the materials materials. Like the first strategy, children may feel more calm because
and resources you
they may be relaxed with the feeling of the playdough.
will use
- Describe the
implementation
of the experience,
with a step by
step description
- List and describe
2 teaching
strategies. How
will you use
them? Why have
you chosen these
strategies?
Reflection:

- What went well?

Provide examples
for how you know
it went well.
- What didnt go
well? Provide
examples for how
you know it didnt
go well.
- What did you
learn?
- What might you
do differently
next time you
implement this
same experience
and why?
- Did you have to
make any
adaptations or
modifications? If
so, what were
they?
- What type of
experience might
you plan to
extend on this
one?

Field Supervisor Feedback:

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