Early Learning Centre Learning Experience

Student Name: Rajbrinder Kaur Date: November 3rd, 2017 Age Group: Toddlers

Purpose: Purpose:
Reason for developing learning experience.
This could be in response to an observation, The purpose of this activity is that playing with chalk not only helps develop fine-
discussion with the site supervisor, Ontario motor skills such as grasping and holding, but also improves visual judgment and
Curriculum Objective,etc. stimulates a child's imagination, so it's a good activity for educators or
parents/guardians to encourage.
Observation
-Document what you saw and heard
-Document non-verbal communication
(i.e., body language, facial expressions and
voice tone) Curriculum Objective:
-Document in detail: who, what, where and
when Children will enhance their fine motor skills by holding on to the chalk and
-Documentation should be written in past colouring/scribbling with it
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 Experience
What are you planning in response to your
purpose?
-Label your experience (e.g. Painting with
cars).
-What are your 3 objectives for this
experience? (i.e. What interests are you
extending? What strengths and opportunities
for growth are you enhancing/supporting?)
Please Note: You should refer to
appropriate pedagogy to support your
discussion around strengths and
opportunities for growth (e.g. ELECT,
How Does Learning Happen, Ontario FDK
Curriculum , etc).
Describe the experience:
-Who will be involved in the experience?
-Where will the experience take place?
(e.g. Indoors or Outdoors? In the Dramatic
centre, the creative table, etc.)
Learning Experience: Children will be provided chalk and construction paper in
order to colour or create whatever they wish to do so. Playing with chalk helps a child
to develop appropriate pencil grip which will help them in the future with colouring
and writing which are areas needed for academic success.
Objectives:
Children will begin to use their imagination in order to create or describe their
artwork
Physical
5.2Fine Motor Skills
pincer grasp using forefinger and thumb to lift and hold small objects
Holding and Using Tools- making marks, scribbling
Social
1.3Parallel Play
playing in close proximity to peers without an exchange of ideas or things
Setting:- This activity will take place indoors and the children will be seated at the
table with the material provided in front of them.
Materials:
Chalk
Construction Paper
Pen

-List the materials and resources you will use
-Describe the implementation of the
experience, with a step by step description
-List and describe 2 teaching learning
strategies. How will you use them? Why have
you chosen these strategies?
Implementation:
-The teacher will call all the children to the table where they will be seated and asked
what colour construction paper they want out of the colours provided
-The colour they choose will be placed in front of them and taped
-They will then be given chalk and asked to create whatever they wish
-Throughout the time the children are making something, the teacher will ask them
questions of what they are making
-After the children are done, the teacher will write their name with pen on it and take
the tape off and place the artwork on the counter to be filed
2 Teaching Learning Strategies:
Silence- This is when the teacher has waiting time. They avoid interrupting the
children who are engaged in the task and attentively observe what is happening.
Invitations-this is when the teacher invite the children to join them and try the
activity