EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING

EXPERIENCE
Student Name: Christine Vacca Date: February 9th 2017 Age
Group: Jr & Sr. Kindergarten

Purpose: Purpose:
Reason for During my block week, I noticed the children were talking about
developing Valentines Day and the different cards that they were going to hand
learning out to their friends. Based on the conversation that I overheard, I can
experience. This conclude that the children are excited about Valentines Day and would
could be in be interested in making their own cards for their families or friends. I
response to an will provide the children with a variety open ended craft supplies to
observation, create their own Valentines day card.
discussion with
the site
supervisor,
Ontario
Curriculum
Objective, etc.
Observation
- Document what
you saw and
heard
- Document non-
verbal
communicatio
n (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
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 Learning Experience: Coffee Filter Heart Valentines Day Cards
Experience Objectives:
What are you This learning activity will:
planning in Children will:
response to your 1. Enhance their fine motor skills by placing different hearts,
purpose? stickers, glitter glue or paint on their Valentines Day card.
- Label your 2. Enhance their creativity by using a variety of Valentines Day
experience themed open ended props in order to create their card.
(e.g. Painting
with cars). 3. Express their individuality by creating their own Valentines
- What are your 3 Day card however they want it to appear.
objectives for
this
experience?
(i.e. What
interests are
you
 extending?
What
strengths and This learning experience will involve the children, the Early Childhood
opportunities Educators and myself.
for growth are
The learning activity will take place inside the classroom at the arts and
you
enhancing/sup crafts centre.
porting?)
Please Note: Materials:
You should Washable Markers, Coffee Filters, Scissors, Tape, Glitter, Glue, Pink
refer to Construction Paper
appropriate Implementation:
pedagogy to 1. I will set up the arts and crafts centre with all the materials that
support your will be needed to create the Valentines Day cards
discussion 2. I will then call children to come and draw on the coffee filters
with washable markers.
around
3. Once the children are done, I will ask them to use the spray
strengths and
bottle to spray the coffee filter so that it is completely wet.
opportunities 4. Once the coffee filter is dry, the children can glue it onto the
for growth card and begin writing in it.
(e.g. ELECT, 5. The children will use the letter templates I provide to write in
How Does their Valentines day card.
Learning
Happen, Role of the Educator:
Ontario FDK Teaching Strategy #1: Environmental Cues
Curriculum, Children learn best by observing the environment. It is important
etc). that I set up the environment so that the children understand what is
expected of them during the activity. For example, by placing four
Describe the chairs at the Arts & Crafts table indicates that four children will be
experience: allowed to create their Valentines Day card at the same time. The
- Who will be environmental cues for the activity will support the objectives
involved in the related to independence, cooperation and self-regulation.
experience?
- Where will the Teaching Strategy #2: Invitations
experience
During the activity, I will constantly provide children with
take place?
(e.g. Indoors invitations to come and create a Valentines Day card. Some of
or outdoors? examples of the Invitations I will provide during the activity are
In the Child A do you want to make your mom and dad a Valentines
dramatic Day cards? or Child B come see all of the Valentines Day
centre, the stickers we can use to make a card for your parents! It is
creative table, important that I offer Invitations to the children because it will
etc).
ultimately motivate them to try the activity.
- 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?

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