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Early Childhood Education

Learning Experience Plan

Name: Jenna Kurek and Insook Shin

Date: February 24, 2016
Grade Level: Pre-K
Standard(s)/Guideline(s):

Lesson Title: Simple Machines

Circle one:

ECE

PKSN

Cognitive Development and General Knowledge: Science Inquiry and Application

1. Describe, compare, sort, classify, and order.
2. Record observations using words, pictures, charts, graphs, etc.
Pre-assessment of current knowledge: The teacher has introduced the beginning of the lessons, and we have observed the students during their interaction of
the materials and words. Also, we have talked to the teacher about the students knowledge on the lesson material.
Instructional Objectives (1-2)
One/Two Assessed Instructional
Objective(s): The student will be
able to...
Identify the purpose of simple
machines.
Identify what a lever is and what it
is used for.
One Assessed Developmental
Skill:
Social-Emotional
Interaction with others in a
good manner
Safety Considerations:
The students will be using
materials that may be dangerous
(observing plastic knives, sharp
screwdrivers etc.) The students will
be manipulating small parts
(choking)

Assessment of Student Learning

Identify Evidence: (What will you collect or record as data
to demonstrate students have met your objective(s) and
skill?)
The class will make a web together of things that the
students learned during the book

Learning Experience
Academic Language:
Simple Machines
Inclined Plane
Wedge
Sea-Saw
Pulley
Screw
Wheel and Axle

Procedural steps:
Program Monitoring: (How will you aggregate or compile 1. First, we will start out by introducing ourselves and then ask
your evidence into a class or group view?)
the class basic questions about simple machines: Hi
everyone! Today we are going to learn about simple
The class will make a web together of things that the
machines! Do you know what simple machines are?
students already know, and things they want to learn.
2. Afterwards, Insook will read the book, Move it! Work it! to the
children. The book has an audio song with it, and after each
After the class has made the web, we will make a bar
verse of the song, Jenna will pause the audio and Insook will
graph with the students to see if the students can recognize read a short description of the six simple machines that are
the different types of simple machines.
described in the book.
3. After finishing the book and the song, Insook will take out a
small robot that uses levers-a simple machine- to show to the
class. She will introduce the robot: Look,everyone! I have a
small robot here with me. His name is Lever. Say hi! Lever,
here, uses simple machines to use his arms. Can you guess
which simple machine he uses? The class will then try to
guess. Then, Insook will say: To move Levers arms there

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Early Childhood Education

Learning Experience Plan
are two different colored strings. One is black and one is
white. One is easier to pull and move Levers arm than the
other. Can you guess which is easier? Then the class will
guess which color string. Afterwards, Insook will pass around
Lever the robot and another robot she made using levers.
Then, insook will have the class discuss what string was
heavier to pull and why was it easier.
4. Then, Insook will transition to Jenna.
5. After the story has been read to the students, Jenna will
create a chart with the students about what they have learned
about simple machines, and things they want to learn about
simple machines.
6. The students will give input on their ideas. and interests.
7.
Authentic Materials: (Describe authentic real life, hands-on
materials.)
Lever the Robot, along with another robot (both made of
cardboard, string, pennies, and paper fasteners)
Move it! Work it! by Laura Purdie Salas
The audio file downloaded onto a flash drive or Google Drive
for the music of Move! Work it!
Adult Roles:
Teachers will be supervising, along with Insook when Jenna
is teaching. And Jenna will be supervising and controlling the
audio when Insook is reading.

Resources & References:

Move it! Work it! by Laura Purdie Salas
Science Experiments with Simple Machines by Sally Nankivell-Atson and Dorothy Jackson