Learning Opportunity Planning Form

(Avoid opportunities associated with holidays)

Student Name: Gina Brower

Resource Used: Herr, J., & Larson, L. Y. (2009). Creative Resource for the Early Childhood Classroom. Clifton Park: Thomson
Delmar Learning.

Date to be presented: 4/21/17

Site Supervisors Signature _________________________________________ Date __________________

It is required to discuss your final written plans with your site supervisor and obtain a sign-off signature one week before presenting this learning opportunity.

Primary Curriculum (content) Area: Math

Learning Opportunity Name: Counting Birds
Brief description/type:
Building an interactive bulletin board that the children will be able to count by placing eggs in the coronated birds nests.
WHO Its For: Eight 2-3 year old
List specific accommodations/adaptions:
Make sure the activity is age appropriate p 10
Allows children to do the activity on vertical or slanted surface p 9
Use materials that might be easier to grasp p 9
WHY-Rationale:
Young children begin learning math concepts informally at home and in the world around them. The development of mathematical
thinking entails a long process that consists of far more than learning how to count and calculate. Math concepts evolve as
children mature and have many real-experiences. In other words, math concepts are constructed.
Objective(s): By participating in this opportunity, the children will
The children will be able to remember and connect to past experiences
The children will be able to demonstrate the use of classification skills
The children will be able to demonstrate their fine-motor skills and strength
Standard(s):
Area 5: Mathematics and Science: 5.1 Comparison and Number
HOW to Prepare: What you need:
MATERIALS:
Pictures of a nests
Cut out Ducks
Permanent Marker
TIME: 2-5 minutes
SETTING: Free Choice
SET UP/SPACE: Table Top Activity

HOW to Teach:
Introduction:
Read a book about birds. Ask them if they know where birds live. Say that I made an activity that has numbers and ducks on
the nests for Free Choice. Ask them if they can match the number to the number of dots on the nests.
Teaching steps:
1. Ask each child if they would want to match numbers
2. Place the nests on the table in order
3. Give the child enough time to match the number to the nests
Closure & Transition:
Ask if the child enjoyed the matching the nests. Ask if we can match the birds in their nests. Then ask if they enjoyed and
what did you like about this activity.
HOW to Assess and Document
Objectives Evidence of Learning How to Document This Evidence
Children might
The children will be able to remember Children might learn to match numbers Video
and connect to past experiences
The children will be able to demonstrate Children might learn how to make Picture
the use of classification skills connection with past experiences
The children will be able to demonstrate
their fine-motor skills and strength They also can find relationships to each Anadotal Record
bird to the nest

Assessment Documentation:
Each child try the activity on the table. One to two children matched the dots to the numbers very well without me helping
them at all.

Evaluation:
What evidence of childrens engagement and learning did you see during this learning opportunity? How were the
objectives met?
They got interested when the first child would come up and try it. They would also say they didnt want to finish it because they
got bored with too.
What did you learn from planning and presenting this learning opportunity?
a) About the learning opportunity itself:
- That I couldnt make a bulletin board first so I made it into a table top activity
b) About children:
- Some of the children were interested and engaged in the activity for a while
c) About your own abilities:
- I think I did a good way to present this activity by adapting it in the moment
Evaluate this learning opportunity as a whole. Share suggestions, as discussed with your site supervisor, for improvement.
a) As I reflect on this learning opportunity, I feel my strengths were:
- My strengths are encouraging the children to try the activity at least once
b) As I reflect on this learning opportunity, I realize that I could improve by:
- I could improve on using the different one to one corresponding to the counting aspect too