EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING

EXPERIENCE
Student Name: Date: Age Group:
Purpose: Purpose: The purpose of the pop-up toys is to allow the
infants to explore their fine motor skills, cognitive skills
Reason for
and cause-and-effect exploration. This activity will also
developing
challenge the infants to use their knowledge from the
learning
results of their experience through the cause-and-affect
experience. This
aspect.
could be in
response to an
observation,
Observation:
discussion with
the site During a previous activity that used the method of
supervisor, cause-and-effect in which I observed that infants enjoyed
Ontario the results from their actions. When thinking about this
Curriculum activity, the major factor of it is cause-and-effect in a
Objective, etc. more challenging way. By challenging the infants to do
more cause in result for an effect, it will in turn provide a
Observation
challenge for them cognitively.
- Document
what you saw
and heard
Learning Experience:
- Document
non-verbal
Name: Pop-Up Toys
communicatio
n (i.e., body Objectives:
language,
facial 1. The infants will be using their fine motor skills when
expressions exploring the pop-up toys. By turning and pushing the
and voice
buttons, the infants will be using their fine motor hand
tone)
- Document in skills through their experience during this activity.
detail: who,
2. Their cognitive skills will be challenged as they try to
what, where,
and when figure out which buttons turn which ways, leading
- Documentatio them to the cause-and-effect aspect.
n should be
written in past 3. Through their cognitive skills with the buttons, the
tense, infants will see a cause-and-effect in this activity. By
objective, and pushing the buttons the right ways, the tops will pop
in anecdotal up resulting in a cause-and-effect.
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 Description of Experience
Experience
The small group experience is ideal for around two to
What are you three infants as there are only two pop-up toys.
planning in
Other activities will be placed around the room so that
response to your
the other infants can still engage in play and so that they
purpose?
do not fight over the two pop-up toys.
- Label your
experience This experience will take place in the infant play room
(e.g. Painting area.
with cars).
- What are your
3 objectives
for this Materials
experience?
Two Pop-Up Toys
(i.e. What
interests are Implementation
you extending?
What strengths 1. Set up the two pop-up toys in the play room area.
and
opportunities 2. Set up other activities around the room to keep other
for growth are infants busy and active while waiting for the pop-up
you toys.
enhancing/sup
porting?) 3. Sit by the pop-up toys with the infants while they
Please Note: explore them. Provide guidance to those who seem to
You should be struggling with the buttons.
refer to
appropriate
pedagogy to
support your
discussion Teaching Strategies:
around
strengths and 1. Invitations: The infants will be encouraged to
opportunities partake in the activity through invitation. I will introduce
for growth the activity by gesturing and using inviting sentences
(e.g. ELECT, such as, Come see what is happening or Who is this in
How Does the mirror?. I chose this teaching strategy because it is
Learning important for everyone to feel like their are welcome and
Happen, included within the classroom and activity.
Ontario FDK
2. Show and Tell: I will introduce the activity to the
Curriculum, infants by inviting them over and show them different
etc). faces to make in the mirrors, as well as the excitement I
get when I see my own reflection.

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
will use
- Describe the
implementatio
n 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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