Early Childhood Education

Learning Experience Template

Name: Taryn Butler Lesson Title: Transforming Our Class into the Story of Pattan’s Pumpkin
Date: 4/7/2024 Grade Level: Kindergarten Circle one: ECE PKSN
Standard(s)/Guideline(s):
2CE Listen to stories, myths and fairy tales from various time periods and cultures and describe the storyline.
Standard(s)/Guideline(s):
RI.K.2 With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
Pre-assessment of current knowledge:
I will pre-assess the students’ knowledge of main idea and cultural aspects of a read aloud by having the students fill in a worksheet where they will draw the
sequence of events that happened in the story. This would allow me to see if the students understood what was happening in the story as well as if they would be
able to apply the story to our following activity.

Instructional Objectives (1-2) Assessment of Student Learning Learning Experience

One/Two Assessed Instructional Identify Evidence: (What will you collect or record as data Academic Language:
Objective(s): The student will be to demonstrate students have met your objective(s) and Sequence of events
able to... skill?) Script
Play
Identify key cultural aspects of a I will collect the students’ worksheets as well as their scripts Drama
story as well as retell the main they create. With class discussions as well as how well Roles
ideas or themes of a story. students are able to act out this story, I will also be able to Various animals
get a good picture of if the students met the objective or if Flood
they needed to spend more time on these standards. Various crops

One Assessed Developmental Procedural steps:

Skill:
The students’ ability to
communicate with their peers as
well as their teacher, and while
doing so, express their own ideas
or opinions of what they may add
to the activity to make it better.
Safety Considerations:
n/a
Day 1
1. With the whole class, I will read Pattan’s Pumpkin to
Program Monitoring: (How will you aggregate or compile the class and just have them listen the first time.
your evidence into a class or group view?) 2. After I read it to them, I will conduct a class
discussion by asking the question, “What does this
I would have the class perform for some sort of audience so story mean to you?’
that they can all see the hard work they have put into this 3. I will then explain to the students that I want them to
activity. I will ask if their parents would be available to come draw the story from beginning to end with five
watch their play since it would also be beneficial to include different pictures of what happened in the story
them in the work that the students are doing at school. 4. I will hand them the worksheets to work on and give
them time to do so while I walk around the room and
give assistance if needed
Day 2
5. I will then have the students watch a read aloud on
Differentiation: YouTube and have the students focus on the

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Each child will get a different role in the story so each child illustrations
will play a vital part of the play. Students will also be able to 6. After we watch the video, we will all come together
implement their own ideas for the play through class and create a list of objects, people, and animals
discussions. within the story
7. We will also talk about the culture of this book at this
time
Day 3
8. After we created the list I will tell the students that we
will be creating a play for this story where each
student will get to play a vital role in the performance
9. I will then give each student a role in the play based
on the list we created in the previous day
10. I will then have student put into small groups based
on their role to create a chart of various sounds and
behaviors their role will need
11. I will give students time to do so and also walk
around the room for possible assistance
Day 4
12. I will then have the entire class come back together
to start making the script, by using the students’
ideas while guiding them towards the right direction
Day 5
13. I will re-read the story to the class to ensure that our
script matches the storyline and to spark any more
possible ideas the students may have
14. Give each students a copy of the script so they will
be able to use it for practice and during the
performance.
15. We will practice the play several time to ensure that
the students are well prepared
Day 6
16. Then I will have the students’ parents come and
watch our play and we preform!

Authentic Materials: (Describe authentic real-life, hands-on

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materials.)
Props
Clothes
Coloring utensils
Writing utensils
A copy of Pattan’s Pumpkin
A space to preform

Adult Roles:
Administer, monitor, guide, and assist all students through
these activities, ensuring that they are getting the most out of
the work they are putting into it.

Resources & References:

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Pattan's Pumpkin: An Indian Flood Story by Chitra Soundar and Frané Lessac | Read by Amy (youtube.com)
Reflection: (What have you learned about your students? How will this inform future instruction?)

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