LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Student Name: Julia Longo Date: January 19, 2017 Age

Group: Junior & Senior Kindergarten

Purpose:
During the first week of placement I noticed the children
playing at different centers during free play. One center
that I noticed many of the children thoroughly enjoyed
was the sensory area. Some children played at the sand
table while many others were interested in the water
Purpose:
table. The bin was full of water and also included soap
Reason for
which foamed into bubbles. The bin also included
developing
different cups for the children to use while playing. I
learning
noticed that the children were very interested in this
experience. This
activity and spent plenty of time enhancing their
could be in
sensory engagement. With that being said, I decided to
response to an
create an activity based on the childrens interests. The
observation,
activity is a sensory activity called Alphabet Soup. The
discussion with
letters will be placed in the water and the children will
the site
scoop up and identify different letters with the spoons
supervisor,
provided.
Ontario
Curriculum
Objective, etc.

Learning Activity: Alphabet Soup Sensory Bin

Experience Learning Objectives:
What are you The children will improve their communication, language
planning in and literacy specifically letter recognition (3.11) by
response to your being able to identify the letters they see in the
alphabet soup.
purpose?
- Label your
experience The children will enhance their social skills specifically
(e.g. Painting cooperation (1.6) by exchanging ideas and sharing the
with cars). materials presented to them.
- What are your 3
objectives for The children will improve their fine motor skills (5.3) by
this using the toold presented to scoop up the different
experience? letters that are in the bin.
(i.e. What
The experience will involve the children, staff in
interests are
you Kindergarten classroom and myself.
extending? This experience will take place in the sensory bin inside
What the classroom.
strengths and Materials:
opportunities -Sensory bin
for growth are -Water
you
-Yellow Food Colouring
enhancing/sup
porting?) -Spoons
Please Note: -Foam Letters
You should Implementation:
refer to 1. I will set up the water bin with water and foam
appropriate letters
pedagogy to 2. The children will be gathered on the carpet for the
support your morning opening exercises
3. After the opening exercises are complete the
discussion
children will be dismissed from the carpet to play
around
4. I will invite three or four children to the sensory
strengths and
bin to begin playing
opportunities 5. As the children are playing, I will ask them a
for growth number of questions including what letter is in
(e.g. ELECT, your soup? what colour is the soup?
How Does 6. I will challenge the children by asking do you
Learning know any words that start with the letter
Happen, Teaching Strategy #1: Questions
Ontario FDK Asking children questions is a basic instruction tool. In
Curriculum, order to engage children in the activity, I will be asking
etc). many different questions. The questions I will be asking
will be tied directly to my objectives. For example,
Describe the Child V, Can you find the letter A in the Alphabet
experience: soup? or Child G, Is the soup hot or cold?
- Who will be Teaching Strategy #2: Sensory Engagement
involved in the Children learn best by using their senses. Throughout
experience?
- Where will the this activity, children will be given a firsthand experience
experience at making Alphabet Soup. The children will be able to
take place? use their sense of touch and vision to scoop up the soup
(e.g. Indoors
into different bowls. While using their senses the
or outdoors?
In the children will be able to develop their social skills.
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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