6/12/2013
Early Childhood Education
Name: Shayla Stephan
Date: 4/6/19
Standard(s)/Guideline(s):
Cognitive and General Knowledge-Science-Science Inquiry and Application-Inquiry- Explore objects, materials and events in the environment.
Language and Literacy-Listening and Speaking- Expressive Language- Use drawings or other visuals to add details to verbal descriptions.
Pre-assessment of current knowledge:
Children are working on identifying insects. All the children can use writing utensils.
Instructional Objectives (1-2)
One/Two Assessed Instructional
Objective(s): The student will be
able to...
The student will be able to explore
the playground environment and
look for insects.
The student will be able to draw a
picture of an insect they find or a
place they looked, and then use
words to talk about their picture.
One Assessed Developmental
Skill:
Pencil Grasp, look for tripod grasp.
Safety Considerations:
Insure playground is locked and
safe. If possible, have an extra
adult on the playground helping to
supervise.
Learning Experience Plan
Lesson Title: Insect Hunt
Grade Level: Pre-K
Assessment of Student Learning
Identify Evidence: (What will you collect or record as data
to demonstrate students have met your objective(s) and
skill?)
Use a checklist format to record if students participate and
explore while looking for insects. On the same checklist
record if students are using a tripod grasp to use the pencil.
Collect student’s pictures and record what the children say
about them on the paper.
Program Monitoring: (How will you aggregate or compile
your evidence into a class or group view?)
Checklist will be in a whole class format with all students’
names. Student work samples will be collected and
compiled together.
Circle one: ECE PKSN
Learning Experience
Academic Language: Explore and record
Procedural steps:
In small groups of children (3-4), go outside on playground
and look for insects.
Children can use magnifying glasses while exploring.
May look under mulch and in the corners of the building.
When children find an insect have them draw a picture of it
using the pencil and paper on the clipboard.
If no insects are found, have the children draw where they
looked.
Ask children about their drawling and record their answers on
their paper.
Listen for questions or observations the students may say
and record them on the assessment checklist.
After about 7-10 minutes rotate groups of children.
Authentic Materials: (Describe authentic real life, hands-on
materials.)
Magnifying glasses, clipboards, pencils, outdoor playground.
Adult Roles:
Adults will participate alongside children and look for bugs.
They will encourage them to discuss and to record their
findings. Adults will also need to be aware of the group to
ensure safety.
 6/12/2013
Early Childhood Education
Learning Experience Plan

Resources & References:

https://betterlesson.com/lesson/641219/insect-scavenger-hunt

Reflection: (What have you learned about your students? How will this inform future instruction?)

I think this lesson went well. The students were excited to go outside and explore. We had a very nice day to do so. Before going outside I asked them

were they thought the insects live at or where we should look. A lot of them said, “in the ground”. When we went out that’s were they decided to look. They

listened very well and stayed focuses on the lesson despite another class playing on the playground at the time. I think they enjoyed using the clipboard. We saw

mostly ants. There was a cheeto left on the ground that was attracting them. When we went outside for recess later that day, a lot of the children went back over

to see if the ants were still there.

We did not see very many other kinds of insects though. If I was going to do this lesson again I would try the grassy area of the playground on the other

side of the fence. This area is also fenced in but a separate playground. Also, a couple of the children drew spiders or talked about seeing spiders, while on out

hunt. So, I think I would review what an insect is more before going out. An insect has six legs and a spider had eight so it’s not really an insect. We talked about

this some in the moment while on the hunt, but I don’t feel as if they fully understood because they were too focused on looking for other insects.