ADMINISTRATIVE TASK

Student Name: Matthew Micone Date: Feb 16. 2017

Placement: St. Anthony

Purpose: The reason is to teach the children to count up to 100

Reason for completing
the task. This could be
based on an observation
you made, a
conversation between
you and your site
supervisor, etc
Task:
What are you planning in A fun play based painting math activity to teach them
response to your to count up to 100
purpose? Bubblegum counting worksheet focusing on counting
-Label your task (e.g. to 100 in groups off 10
Bulletin board focused 1. To teach the students to count up to 100
on the importance of 2. To teach the students to count in groups of 10
play-based learning). 3. To practice fin motor skills painting with a
-What are your 3 cotton swab
objectives for this
experience? (i.e. Why
are creating a bulletin
board on the
importance of play-
based learning? What Materials include worksheets, paint and cotton swabs
message are you 1. Write their name on the worksheet
sending?) 2. In each gumball machine paint 10 dots with the
cotton swab
Describe the experience: 3. Repeat this 10 times with different colours to
-List the materials and equal 100
resources you will use 4. Trace the numbers under each gumball
-Describe the completion
 of the task, with a step machine
by step description 5. Place on drying rack to dry

Reflection:
-What went well? Provide The students really like all the colours the had to
examples for how you chose from when painting and using the cotton swabs
know it went well. were a fun new object to paint with. They said the
-What didnt go well?
liked the way it felt.
Provide examples for
how you know it The only that didnt go well was paint got more
didnt go well. messy as the cotton swabs only absorb a small
-What did you learn? amount it would drip dots all over the table and some
-What might you do of the students
differently next time I learnt cotton swab patting is perfect for making
you implement this small circles like gumballs
same task and why?
Next time I would bring in real gumballs for an
-Did you have to make
any adaptations or authentic experience and I feel this would be a great
modifications? If so, to teach a lesson on counting in groups of 10 then
what were they? lead into the painting aspect of it.
-What type of experience No adaptions had to be made
might you plan to
extend on this one? To extend on this I may bring in gumballs of different
sizes and paint with them

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