EARLY LEARNING LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Student Name: Christine Vacca Date: September 21st, 2017 Age Group: Jr. & Sr.
Kindergarten

Purpose: Purpose:

Reason for During free play in the classroom, the teacher asked me to work with
developing learning some students at the math provocation and sort Lego. After I called a
experience. This few students over to the math centre, I noticed that the children
could be in response thoroughly enjoyed sorting the Lego. After they finished sorting, I
to an observation, asked some of the children to begin sorting based on the Legos
discussion with the shape. While I was doing the activity with the children, one child said
site supervisor, I like to sort things. Based on this observation, it inspired me to
Ontario Curriculum create an activity called the Colourful Pom Pom drop. For this activity,
Objective, etc. the children will have the opportunity, to sort pom poms based on
their colour and size by placing them through the corresponding tube.
Observation I hope that this activity will be an extension to the sorting activity that
- Document what the children are familiar with in the classroom.
you saw and
After the children have sorted the pom poms, I will ask them to count
heard
- Document non- how many red pom poms they found, which tube has the most pom
verbal poms and which tube has the least pom poms.
communication
(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 Experience Experience: Pom Pom Drop Cognitive Games

What are you Objectives:

planning in response
Children will
to your purpose?
1. Further develop their fine motor skills by picking up the pom
- Label your poms with tongs and dropping them in the different tubes
experience (e.g.
2. Enhance their cognitive abilities by distinguishing the different
Painting with
colours and sizes of the pom poms
cars).
- What are your 3 3. Practice taking turns placing a pom pom down a tunnel
objectives for this
experience? (i.e.
What interests
are you
extending? What
strengths and
opportunities for
growth are you
enhancing/suppor
ting?)
Please Note: You
should refer to
appropriate This experiences involves the children, the Educators, and myself.
pedagogy to
The experience will take place at the math table during free play.
support your
discussion around Materials:
strengths and
Bristol board w/ paper towel rolls attached as tubes
opportunities for
pom poms varying in size and colour
growth (e.g. ELECT,
2 sets of small tongs
How Does Learning
2 small plastic bins (one with pomp oms already inside & the
Happen, Ontario other where the pom poms will fall into)
FDK Curriculum,
etc). Implementation:

1. I will call some students over to the math table.

2. I will then begin saying Boys and girls I noticed that we are
Describe the learning how to sort objects. I decided to bring my favourite
experience: game called the Pom pom drop. In this game you have to pick
a pom pom from my box and place it down the tube that is the
- Who will be same colour and size as the pom pom.
involved in the 3. State Limitations Please use gentle hands when you are
experience? placing the pom pom down a tube and sit quietly while we are
- Where will the watching our friends have a turn.
experience take
4. Begin calling up a child that is wearing a particular colour shirt.
place? (e.g.
My friends that are wearing a blue shirt can quietly stand up
Indoors or
outdoors? In the and find a pom pom to drop down a tube.
dramatic centre, 5. Once we are done the activity I hope my friends had fun
the creative table, playing this game. You may now go and find another quiet
etc). activity to participate in.
- List the materials
and resources you Teaching Strategies:
will use
Teaching Strategy #1: Modeling
- Describe the
implementation I will model how to use the small tongs provided as it may be possible
of the experience, that some of the children may have never used them before. I will show
with a step by
them how to use the tongs to pick up the pom poms and model the
step description
objective for the activity by demonstrating which pom poms fit where
- List and describe
2 teaching based on both side and colour.
strategies. How
will you use
them? Why have
you chosen these
strategies?
Teaching Strategy #2: Scaffolding

I will show the children at the activity which pom poms fit where. I
will provide the children with the assitance they need if I notice that
they are struggling with using the tongs or recognizing the different
sizes. I will provide as much support as possible and gradually remove
myself as I notice that the children are getting the hang of it. I will
provide both verbal and physical support to those children that need it.
This will help them move from assisted performance to independent
functioning.

Supportive Strategies: I will acknowledge the childrens efforts to

discuss their progress with different prompts such as:

I noticed

Tell me about
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?

Field Supervisor Feedback:

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