EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Student Name: Julia Longo Date: October 27, 2017 Age Group: Kindergarten

Purpose: Purpose:

Reason for The kindergarten students were introduced to basic graphing

developing learning yesterday with the Pete the Cat activity. In order to enhance their
experience. This learning of graphs I created an activity called Grab and Graph. The
could be in response students will choose a handful of cubes from a bin and graph the
to an observation, colours using the laminated sheet provided to them. The laminated
discussion with the sheet has two graphs giving the students the opportunity to grab the
site supervisor, cubes twice. The laminated sheets will allow them to erase if they
Ontario Curriculum wish and start over again.
Objective, etc.

Observation

- Document what
you saw and
heard
- Document non-
verbal
communication
(i.e., body
language, facial
expressions and
voice tone)
- Document in
detail: who, what,
where, and when
- Documentation
should be written
in past tense,
objective, and in
anecdotal format
OR
 Grab & Graph Learning Centre
Learning Experience
Objectives:
What are you
planning in response 1. Children will determine quantity (4.13) by counting the
to your purpose? number of cubes they grab
2. Children will learn to collect and organize information (4.6) by
- Label your
experience (e.g. placing a mark on the graph to indicate their choice and using
Painting with the graph to reach conclusions
cars). 3. Children will enhance their fine motor skills (5.3) as they use
- What are your 3 the markers to colour in the graph
objectives for this
experience? (i.e. Who is involved?
What interests
are you 4 students
extending? What Educator
strengths and
opportunities for Where will it take place?
growth are you
enhancing/suppor Classroom table
ting?)
Materials:
Please Note: You
should refer to Grab and Graph Sheets x4
appropriate Markers
pedagogy to Bin with cubes
support your
discussion around Implementation
strengths and
1. I will introduce the activity to the students once everyone is
opportunities for
seated and ready
growth (e.g. ELECT,
2. I will model the activity for the students before they begin
How Does Learning
3. I will then allow the students to begin the activity and I will
Happen, Ontario
observe
FDK Curriculum,
4. I will ask the students questions as they complete the activity
etc).
5. Once the students are finished I will call four new students to
the table to try the activity

Describe the
experience:
Teaching Strategies:
- Who will be Modeling
involved in the
experience? Before completing the activity I will model it for the students. This
- Where will the way students have an idea of how the activity should be completed.
experience take After I model the activity I will have the students try and complete it
place? (e.g. on their own. Once they begin I will observe and assist if I see that
Indoors or
they need some help.
outdoors? In the
dramatic centre, Challenges
the creative table,
etc). Challenges are an open-ended variation of the do-it signal. It
- List the materials motivates children to create their own solutions. I will challenge the
and resources you students as I see them pick up the cubes. show me how you can
will use
graph the red cubes
- Describe the
implementation
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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