WITC Activity Plan

Your Name: Cali Buhrow

Learning Experience Title: All About Me (book) Ages of Children: Preschool
Type of Learning Experience: (check all that apply)
 Creative Art  Social Studies Social
 Sensory Play
 Literacy & Language  Gross Motor  Emotional
 Health/Safety
 Dramatic Play  Fine Motor Community Building
 Cooking/Nutrition
 Music & Movement  STEM  Other:
 Nature/Outdoor

Learning Experience Presentation Type: (check one)

Large Group—all children  Small Group—a portion of  Activity choice during free play
participating at the same time the children participating
at the same time
Number of children participating at the same time:
Skills (what children will do): Children will observe that I have a life outside the classroom. To gain an awareness of
difference and similaites

Concepts (what children will learn/know):

Teacher lives outside the classroom
Teacher have families and friends
We all have difference and we all have something in common

This learning experience has been planned to feature the following WMELS performance standards:
Social and emotional B.EL. Demostrates self-awareness
Social and Emotion C.EL Engages in Social, interaction and plays with others
Development domain C.EL. Expereince avality od routince pratices, and lanugages

Why have you chosen to do this experience? What observations have you made about the development, interests,
needs of individuals or groups of children in your care? I have heard the children talk about families and their favorite
play area is house area.

Specific list of space and/or materials needed including colors, amounts, sizes, etc.
All about me book – made in SSAMM class

Source of materials:
 All are available at the center/in the classroom
 Provided, in part, by cooperating teacher
 I am providing the following: All about me book
Teacher preparation needed before activity presentation, i.e. mixing paint, cutting paper, construction of flannel
board characters, etc. All about me book

Teaching Sequence of the Learning Experience

Set-up and arrangement of materials and equipment
Set all about me book on the shelf by the colored carpet

Transition Planning: Describe how the children will transition into the learning experience. Transition in to the
activity (preschool) OR Incorporation of individual child routines (infant/toddler).
I will sing the welcome song to get the kids settled down.

Procedure: What is the teacher’s role (what will you do) during this learning experience? What will the children do
during the learning experience? (Remember children are active, hands-on learners!). List all the steps in your activity
using numbers or bullet points, including an introduction and a conclusion.
Once we are sitting I will ask the children to touch their hair and then I will say my hair is red, can you tell me what
color your hair is? Then I will show them my book, saying I want to share this book with you so that you can get to
know me better. Then I will share the book with them, and asking questions saying my favorite color is, what is
yours?

Questions to support inquiry and discussion and vocabulary words to introduce.

Can you touch your hair? Now I have red hair, can you tell me what color hair you have?
My favorite color is blue, what is your favorite color?

How will the learning experience area be cleaned up? (How will the children help in this process? Where will the
leftover materials be put? Where will the children’s art work be placed?)
I will place the book on the shelf, so that the children can look at it through out the day.

Transition Planning: Describe how the children will transition out of the learning experience.
I will ask one by one what their favorite thing to do is, and then dismiss them to wash their hands for lunch
 Notes on Differentiation, Guidance, Family Culture, and other group-specific considerations.
Being aware of children who have different family makeups

ACTIVITY PLAN ASSESSMENT BY SUPERVISING TEACHER – This completed plan must be submitted to your
instructor for grading prior to implementing with children:

/5 Activity plan is developmentally appropriate (age appropriate, individually appropriate, culturally

appropriate)
/5 Activity plan follows best practices (play-based, open-ended, multi-sensory,hands-on)
/5 Professional presentation/spelling & grammar is correct/form is completely filled out

Once the Activity Plan has been assessed by the Supervising Teacher, make any changes to your plan and
then teach it. Make sure both you and your Cooperating Teacher have printed copies of the plan and the
evaluation forms that follow.
 POST-TEACHING ACTIVITY PLAN EVALUATIONS
Self-Evaluation of Learning Experience: The following questions should be answered as soon as possible after
presenting the activity in the classroom.
Reflect on your success. Describe what went well.

Did the learning experience support the developmental skills, concepts, and standards that you planned to support?
How do you know?

What changes would you make in the space and/or materials used in this learning experience? All recommended
changes should be supported with examples of the children’s participation. If you said, “no change,” support your
response.

What changes would you make in your teaching of this learning experience? Support each change you list. If you said,
“no change,” support your response.

Would you do this learning experience again? Why or why not?

TOTAL SELF-EVALUATION SCORE FOR THIS ACTIVITY: /5 points

Cooperating Teacher Evaluation of Learning Experience: The following questions should be answered during or as soon
as possible after student presented the activity in the classroom.
Reflect on the successes. Describe what went well.

Did the learning experience support the developmental skills, concepts, and standards that the student planned to
support? How were you able to tell that the learning goals were met?

What changes would you suggest for the space and/or materials used in this learning experience? Please support all
recommended changes with examples. If you said, “no change,” pleae explain why not.

What changes would you suggest for the teaching of this learning experience? Please explain each change you list or if
you said, “no change,” support your response.

Do you think this learning experience should be repeated? Why or why not? Any other suggestions or tips or
comments?

TOTAL COOPERATING TEACHER EVALUATION SCORE FOR THIS ACTIVITY: /5 points

Adapted from The Registry (2018)