ECE Planning Form

Student’s name: Child K Date: February 17, 2022

Placement site: PLASP Active Learning Centre Age group: Toddlers

What kind of experience are you planning? ____ child-initiated experience

______ adult-initiated small group

______ large group

______ other: Invitation

The Children Explore Instruments

What Happened:

Child K was playing with the honeycomb blocks and I noticed that he was clapping two blocks
together, and I felt like he was observing to listen to the sound the honeycombs make when he hits
them against each other. He continued to hit them together, and as I observed him, I heard him
clicking his tongue to the beat of the two honeycombs clapping together. I then realized he was
making a song using the honeycombs and his mouth. I enjoyed watching Child K explore the
honeycomb blocks as he made music with them and his mouth. I have noticed that Child K is very
musical and I look forward to seeing him explore with more toys that can enhance his musical
abilities!

What it Means:

Child K, you were so fun to watch as you used the honeycombs to make music! You took the
opportunity to explore the toy outside of its original purpose and you were able to make music with
them! You used the honeycomb blocks to explore sounds and what sounds the blocks make when
you hit them together, and then added more sounds using the clicking sound of your tongue! Not only
were you creative with your use of the blocks, but you even enhanced your experience by multi-
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tasking and using your mouth to make sounds at the same time. This was a very advanced step and
it demonstrated your ability to multi-task and to make a beat out of every day materials, including
parts of your body! You listened attentively to the beat of the honeycombs and layered onto it with the
clicking sounds. You have a wonderful sense of musicality and I greatly look forward to seeing more
of you exploring music and sounds.

Opportunities and Possibilities:

Some opportunities we can present to the students that can enhance Child K’s ability to make music
out of the honeycombs and his mouth are to bring in noisy toys. One idea we can bring in is plastic
bottles filled with rice, beads, or any other small material that the children can shake and make noise
with. To enhance this activity we can include colourful beads in a clear bottle so while the children are
shaking, they have an opportunity to identify quantities, shapes and colours, which could potentially
provoke other possibilities and opportunities. Another possibility we can bring into the classroom is to
have a teacher led large group activity where the children listen to songs and stomp and clap to the
beat. This activity can be fun and inclusive if we engage the children and encourage them to clap
high, clap low, and to enhance it even more and make it more developmentally appropriate for
children like Child K who Can multi - task, we can help them learn how to stomp and clap at the same
time.

Connections to EDU Documents:

HDLH
Expression — the child was expressing himself while using the honeycombs since he was exploring with his interest in
music and sounds, as well as rhythm and dance. He expressed his interests through his exhibition of these toys.

Well - Being — the child expressed a sense of well being since he was exploring with his interests and he had the
confidence to clap the honeycombs together around me. He was able to express his well-being through his interests and
exploration in his play.

Excerpts from ELECT

4.7 Symbolic thought
The child expressed his interest of music and dancing with honeycombs, as he used the honeycombs to symbolize
instruments and he used them outside of their assigned purpose.

5.3 Senses
The child was able to use multiple senses as once as he was using his mouth to make sounds, stomping his feet and
clapping the honeycombs together.

LEARNING EXPERIENCE PLAN

Introduction To fill up small plastic bottles with colourful beads for the children to use
as shakers.
What is your idea?
How does this experience This relates to the learning story as Child K was making music using the
relate to the Learning Story? honeycombs and his mouth.
What do you hope children I hope the children will learn to get creative with the shakers and to use
will learn from this the shakers as instruments!
experience?

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Materials
Be specific about details like
size, colour and quantity of
all materials.
Indicate what new materials
you will be bringing and what
materials you will use that
already exist in the
classroom.
Exploration &
Inquiry
How, when and where will
you make the materials
available to the children?
How have you taken into
consideration the four
Foundations for Learning:
engagement, well-being,
belonging and expression?
How will you support and
provoke children’s
exploration and learning?
Give specific examples of
what you and the children will
say and do.
How will you support children
with varying abilities?
Closure/Transition
How will you know when the
children are finished?
If needed, how will you
facilitate children’s transitions
to other activities?
New material(s) you are introducing Materials that already exist
Small plastic apple juice bottles from Tape
Tim Hortons
Colourful beads
The materials will be made available during large group time when the
children are dancing and listening to music, they have the shakers to
shake while they dance and listen to the music. The bin will be set out for
the children to grab and use while they dance.
This activity promotes expression as it allows the children to express
themselves in how they decide to use the shaker! It promotes belonging
as there was 1 shaker made for every child in the classroom, so every
child can be involved, or the children who are more interested can have
more than 1 at a time. It promotes well-being as it teaches children to
explore with their interests and to develop skills as they practice shaking,
matching a beat, and dancing while shaking. Lastly, it promotes
engagement as the children are engaged in the activity, and since every
child can have one all at the same time they are all engaged in the music
together.
I will sing and dance along with them, and use the extra shaker I made to
help them shake. I will tell them to clap with the shaker, shake it by their
toes, shake it up high, and shake it side to side. I can also point out the
many colours that are inside the bottle with all the beads.
I will support children with varying needs by helping them work through
any difficulties they are having using the beads, and providing
demonstrations for the children and following along what they are doing
and supporting them by encouraging more ideas.
I will know the children are finished when they are leaving the bottles
around on the floor and no longer showing interest. I can help facilitate by
singing a clean up song and having the children put the bottles in a
container while I hold up the container for them.
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 OBSERVATIONS BY PLACEMENT MENTOR
Learning Story Title:___________________________________________________

The Learning Story captured information about the interests, abilities, ideas and/or
temperaments of the children involved.

The student demonstrated thoughtful and intentional observation

The Learning Story is written in a manner that could be shared with others (eg., spelling,
grammar)

Learning Experience Focus: ____________________________________________

The Planning Form was submitted in advance of the Learning Experience.

The learning experience was based on children’s interests (inspired by the learning story)

The materials were engaging and developmentally appropriate

Active learning was supported throughout the learning experience.

The student’s interactions were thoughtful, responsive and supportive of children’s intentions.

The student supported children’s transitions and clean-up.

Feedback and Suggestions:

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(Signature of Placement Mentor) (date)

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