EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING

EXPERIENCE
Student Name: Vanessa Uy
Purpose:

Date: November 10, 2016

Age Group: Preschool

Purpose:

Reason for developing

learning experience. This

The children have been very interested in color change and

could be in response to an

color variations during sensory and science activities. The

observation, discussion with

children have been mixing paints, colored glue, different

the site supervisor, Ontario

colored playdough and different sensory mediums to

Curriculum Objective, etc.

experiment with color variations. The children would verbalize

Observation

their findings whenever they are painting:

- Document what you saw

and heard
- Document non-verbal

Child A: I put blue paint and red paint to make dark purple!
Child B: Yellow and blue make green! That is my favorite
color.

communication (i.e.,

Educator: Thats an amazing discovery! What other colors can

body language, facial

you make?

expressions and voice

Child A: I made ice cream colors! They look yummy but I cant

tone)

eat it.

- Document in detail: who,

what, where, and when
- Documentation should be
written in past tense,
objective, and in
anecdotal format
Learning Experience
What are you planning in

This experience will provide an opportunity for the child to

response to your purpose?

make color discoveries and extend cooperative play.

- Label your experience (e.g.

Goopy Colors!

Painting with cars).

Objectives:

- What are your 3 objectives

1. Child will enhance the skill (2.6) positive attitudes

for this experience? (i.e.

towards learning by indulging in their interest in

What interests are you

color variations and their explorations in color

extending? What

mixture (ELECT, p. 41)

2. Child will extend the skill (4.8) communicating

strengths and

findings as they present their ideas to others through

opportunities for growth

telling and explaining as they describe their

are you

explorations (ELECT, p. 48)

3. Children will use the skill (3.5) using descriptive

enhancing/supporting?)

language to explain, explore and extend as they talk

Describe the experience:

to one another about colors they have created, the

- Who will be involved in the

steps taken to create the colors, and the imagination

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
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?

behind their creations (ELECT, p. 43)

Materials:
-

Art Smocks
Food Coloring
Droppers
Spoons
Color Holders
Cups
Flour
Water
Glitter

Implementation:
1. I will set up the creative table with all the art
materials; and place them so that all children are
able to access the materials
2. I will remind the children to put on their art smocks
and allow them to read environmental cues
3. Pour the food coloring in the little containers and
provide the children with the droppers so they can
work on fine motor skills
4. Give the children the freedom to mix colors and do
what they would like with the activity

I will use these two (2) teaching strategies:

Teaching Strategy #1: Environmental Cues
I will place chairs face-to-face so that the children can exchange
ideas, comments and converse while doing the activity. The
maximum amount of children allowed at a time is four. The
four platters will be placed on the table so children are aware of
how many are allowed on the table at a time.
Teaching Strategy #2: Questions
I will observe the children while they explore and experiment
and ask questions:
-

What colors are you trying to make?

What did you put in your cup?
What colors did you make?

These strategies will allow me to interact with the children

and help and extend their learning as the activity itself is
child-directed and very minimal direction is needed.