EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING

EXPERIENCE
Student Name: Amanda Martino Date: March 9, 2017 Age
Group: Infants

Purpose: Purpose:
Reason for Curriculum Objective:
developing Todays activity focuses on gross motor domains
learning featuring aspects of social and cognitive abilities
experience. This through a fun and engaging parachute experience.
could be in The game uses a 6 multi-colored parachute with many
response to an handles around the ends to grab onto, including 6 soft
observation, plastic mini coloured balls for children to pump up in the
discussion with center of the parachute. This will require infants to use
the site fine and gross motor skills for latching onto the handle
supervisor, bars in order to flap their arms up and down to project
Ontario balls in multiple directions. Participating in a group
Curriculum allows for added social benefits that encourage others
Objective, etc. and prompt in the understanding of cognitive skills.
Curriculum
Objective
Describe the
curriculum
objective youre
aiming to
meet/enhance
through this
experience
Learning Learning Experience: Parachute Ball Toss
Experience Objective 1: Social Interest (ELECT, 1.1, 2007).
What are you
o Smiling at the adult/peers
planning in
o Examing parachute and/or balls with
response to your
purpose? adult/peers
- Label your o Forming relationships from being in a group
 experience experience
(e.g. Painting o Observing others; imitate
with cars).
- What are your 3 Objective 2: Spatial Exploration (ELECT, 4.4,
objectives for 2007).
this o Track the flying balls and looking for any
experience?
(i.e. What that have dropped out of place
interests are o Identifying peers and/or items from
you different perspectives
extending?
What
o Using their bodies to further explore by
strengths and crawling around, under or over parachute
opportunities o Infants can see what happens when they
for growth are
drop the balls, they may problem solve to
you
enhancing/sup find the missing balls under furniture.
porting?) Objective 3: Object Permanence (ELECT, 4.6,
Please Note:
2007).
You should
refer to
o Infants will search for balls that move out
appropriate of sight
pedagogy to o Children will search to find adult or other
support your peers when they go above or under the
discussion parachute
around Objective 4: Gross Motor (ELECT, 5.1, 2007),
strengths and
Fine Motor (ELECT, 5.2, 2007).
opportunities
for growth Gross
(e.g. ELECT, o Infants will either stand, kneel, or sit to
How Does engage around the parachute with others
Learning o Using strength to move their arms up and
Happen, down and leg muscles to bend knees,
Ontario FDK
evidently pumping the balls into the air
Curriculum,
etc).
and/or crawling under
Describe the Fine
experience: o Palmar grasp to hold balls and handles with
- Who will be whole palm; Pincer grasp to lift parachute
involved in the
with their forefingers and thumbs for going
experience?
- Where will the under the material.
experience
 take place?
(e.g. Indoors
or outdoors? Describe the Experience:
In the Who- All present infants, ECEs in room to watch and/or
dramatic facilitate
centre, the Where- Indoors, infant room, main play carpet
creative table,
Materials- 6 multi- coloured parachute, 6 soft plastic
etc).
- List the mini coloured balls
materials and Implementation:
resources you 1. Bring the activity out in the morning
will use 2. Receive childrens attention through vocal and
- Describe the physical gestures
implementatio 3. Gather children around the parachute that is laid
n of the open and flat on the ground
experience, 4. The adult will stand in a spot with a handle before
with a step by them, demonstrate how the parachute lifts up and
step
goes back down and encourage peers to join
description
- List and along.
describe 2 5. Slowly add the balls to the top of the parachute
teaching and use expressive language to increase
strategies. enthusiasm and participation
How will you 6. Manipulate the chute by
use them? jumping/bouncing/crawling around, inside or under
Why have you it and allow infants to play as they wish.
chosen these Strategies:
strategies?
1. Invitations the educator will use verbal and
gestural ques that call upon infants to join in and
take part of the group experience. Utilizing
phrases such as come here to try, look what we
are doing, here is a handle for you to try. This
will motivate children to participate and evidently
strengthen development through their efforts in
the attempts made.

2. Modelling from viewing the adult and other

peers, the infants use imitation to understand how
the toy functions and try for themselves. This
strategies greatest impact is learning through
pointed out behavior that is obvious and easily
recognized.

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?

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