EARLY LEARNING CENTRE EXPERIENCE #9

Student Name: Tonika Dunn Date: Age Group: Preschool (2.5 - 4)

Purpose:
Reason for developing learning
experience.
This could be in response to an
observation,
discussion with the site supervisor,
Ontario Curriculum Objective:
Curriculum Objective, etc. This learning experience is based on the observations of the interests
Observation of the children. The purpose of this learning experience is to provide
- Document what you saw and heard children with an opportunity to reach their own goals based on the
- Document non-verbal communication requirements of the curriculum & teachers (getting ready for
(i.e., body language, facial expressions kindergarten).
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 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 response to
your
purpose?
- Label your experience (e.g. Painting
with
cars).
- What are your 3 objectives for this
experience? (i.e. What interests are you
extending? What strengths and
opportunities for growth are you
enhancing/supporting?)
Please Note: You should refer to
appropriate pedagogy to support
your
discussion around strengths and
opportunities for growth (e.g.
ELECT, How
Does Learning Happen, Ontario
FDK
Curriculum, etc).
Describe the experience:
- Who will be involved in the
experience?
- Where will the experience take place?
(e.g. Indoors or outdoors? In the
dramatic
centre, the creative table, etc).
- List the materials and resources you
Learning Experience: Gross Motor Tunnel
I am organizing a child-directed learning experiment in which children
will have the opportunity to explore a gross motor tunnel.
Objectives:
The children will further develop the skill of:
1. (5.1)- using open ended materials to move about, build and
construct
Materials:
Empty play area
Gross motor tunnel
Implementation:
1. I will set up the gross motor tunnel in the play area.
2. The children will then be able invited to come and participate
with the tunnels.
3. Using the environmental cues, the children will get the chance to
freely explore the tunnel.
Teaching Strategies:
Environmental Cues:
The children will have the chance to freely explore the object in the
comfort of their own observations. Because other materials will be
around as well, the children will also get the chance to incorporate the
other materials as well.
will
use Invitations:
- Describe the implementation of the The children will get invitations to come and explore the material that
experience, with a step by step have been brought. Phrases listed will be implemented:
description - Come and see what we are doing
- List and describe 2 teaching - Do you want to have a turn next?
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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