Weekly Lesson Plan - 5
Weekly Lesson Plan - 5
Weekly Lesson Plan - 5
EXPERIENCE
Student Name: Amanda Martino Date: February 1, 2017 Age
Group: Infants
Purpose: Purpose:
Reason for Curriculum Objective:
developing Todays activity hopes to elicit the childrens sensory
learning awareness through the exposure of sounds and textile
experience. This objects/materials.
could be in The learning experience will urge the children to use
response to an their ears for listening to the sounds of the musical toys,
observation, as well as their hands for feeling/touching the various
discussion with materials provided.
the site
supervisor,
Ontario
Curriculum
Objective, etc.
Observation
- Document what
you saw and
heard
- Document non-
verbal
communicatio
n (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 Learning Experience: Sensory Exploring- Sight,
Experience Sound & Touch
What are you
planning in Objective 1: Cause and effect (ELECT, 4.3, 2007).
o Repeating the action that is causing the sound to
response to your
occur
purpose?
o Child will hope to see the relationship between his
- Label your action and the materials response.
experience
(e.g. Painting Objective 2: Pattern perception (ELECT, 5.3, 2007).
with cars). o Visually exploring whole objects and materials,
- What are your 3 exploring their variations/uses
objectives for o Seeing how one object differs from the other and
this
what their specific characteristics are
experience?
(i.e. What
Objective 3: Visual exploration/discrimination (ELECT,
interests are
5.3, 2007).
you
o Seeing the objects/materials presented by
extending? capturing any moving object or pointing to a
What material
strengths and o Scanning the items to see a difference in the
opportunities visual attributes.
for growth are
you Objective 4: Auditory exploration/discrimination (ELECT,
enhancing/sup 5.3, 2007).
porting?) o Infants make sounds by rocking, shaking, and
Please Note: moving musical objects.
You should o Variation of soft and loud sounds create contrast
refer to for different responses/reactions from child.
appropriate o Turning to the source of a sound made; possibly
pedagogy to showing preference to one object over the other
by continuously applying the action that prompts
support your
the sound.
discussion
around Objective 5: Tactile exploration/discrimination (ELECT,
strengths and 5.3, 2007).
opportunities o Children use their hands to touch, feel, rub, and
for growth hold objects presented.
(e.g. ELECT, o Children may show preference for some tactile
materials over other ones; this can encourage the
How Does
exploration of new materials.
Learning
Happen,
Ontario FDK Describe the Experience:
Curriculum, Who- All present infants, ECEs in room to watch and/or
etc). facilitate
Describe the Where- Indoors, infant room, on the carpet and/or
experience: sensory table
- Who will be Materials- three musical toys for sound, three tactile
involved in the materials for touch (soft sponge cutouts, fuzzy feathered
experience?
pompoms, pipe cleaner bracelets/zig-zags/spirals)
- Where will the
experience Implementation:
take place? 1. Bring the activity out in the morning
(e.g. Indoors 2. Receive childrens attention through vocal and
or outdoors? physical gestures
In the 3. Gather children onto the main carpet and proceed
dramatic to place all activity objects on the ground for them
centre, the to see
creative table, 4. Allow children to self-direct their play through
etc).
exploring items on their own
- List the
5. Help to facilitate in coordinating the visual, touch
materials and
and sound materials
resources you
Strategies:
will use
- Describe the 1. Sensory Engagement- Having firsthand
implementatio experience with real objects in order to learn
n of the through their senses. Being able to listen and
experience, touch the materials will provide further
with a step by advancement and connection to the learning
step process.
description
- List and
describe 2
teaching 2. Silence- Giving the children a chance to explore
strategies. on their own for a certain time so that they can
How will you self-direct to what they find and become
use them? interested in. this is effective when coupled with
Why have you attentive observation, as too much adult talk may
chosen these
distract the infants from being fully engaged or in
strategies?
the communication between other students.
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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