Early Childhood Education

Learning Experience Template

Name: Lydia Carter Lesson Title: Instrument Petting Zoo

Date: 03/07/2024 Grade Level: Infant Circle one: ECE
Standard(s)/Guideline(s): Cognitive Development, Strand 2a: Demonstrates increasingly ability to think symbolically.

Standard(s)/Guideline(s): Creative Development, Strand 1b: Expresses self creatively through music and dance.

Pre-assessment of current knowledge: The children will listen to music, and I will see how they respond to it

Instructional Objectives (1-2) Assessment of Student Learning Learning Experience

One/Two Assessed Instructional Identify Evidence: (What will you collect or record as data Academic Language:
Objective(s): The student will be to demonstrate students have met your objective(s) and
able to... skill?) Music, instrument, rhythm

Pick instruments that they find I will use a rubric to determine if the students are meeting
intriguing. They will also be able to the expectations they should be.
use their hands to play the
instruments for their intended use.

One Assessed Developmental
Skill:
One assessed developmental skill
is to see if they explore all the
instruments to explore different
sounds.
Program Monitoring: (How will you aggregate or compile
your evidence into a class or group view?)
I will take pictures of the students when they are using the
instruments and see how they are using them.
Differentiation:
Procedural steps:
First: A variety of instruments will be laid out for the students
to use.
Next: I will briefly demonstrate how to use each of the
instruments.
Then: The students will get to come over and use the
instruments at their own free will and how they wanted to.

To differentiate for students with disabilities, they could sit

at a table instead of on the floor and use the instruments. Authentic Materials: (Describe authentic real-life, hands-on
Safety Considerations: Hitting They could also get help from the teacher or other students. materials.)
with the instruments, throwing Instruments such as small drums, maracas, guitar,
them xylophone, etc.

Adult Roles:
Adult roles would be to assist students who need it and
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display how to use the instruments.

Resources & References:

Reflection: (What have you learned about your students? How will this inform future instruction?)

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