Early Childhood Education

Learning Experience Template

Name: Alley Cooney- This Lesson Is for Infants Lesson Title: Let’s Explore This Lesson With Movement and Dance!
Date: 3/17/24 Grade Level:Preschool Circle one: ECE PKSN
Standard(s)/Guideline(s): Creative Development 1.b. 1 Responds to a variety of sounds.

Standard(s)/Guideline(s): Social and Emotional Development 2.a 4 Manages actions and emotional expressions.

Pre-assessment of current knowledge: To access their prior- knowledge I will observe how they respond to sounds and if they move their bodies in
any certain way.

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

One/Two Assessed Instructional
Objective(s): The student will be
able to...
By the end of this lesson the
students will be able to dance to
music with their parent
One Assessed Developmental
Skill:
By the end of this lesson the
students will be able to respond to
a variety of sounds using their
bodies and manage their
expressions.
Safety Considerations: Make
sure there is enough distance,
so no one is running into
anyone
Identify Evidence: (What will you collect or record as data Academic Language:
to demonstrate students have met your objective(s) and -music
skill?) -sounds
As evidence to demonstrate that students have met my -express
objectives, I will observe the students and take anecdotal -emotions
notes of my observations. I will also take photos and videos -dance
of the students participating in the lesson that I can reference -Maracas
later if needed. I will also use a rubric to see if they met my Procedural steps:
objectives and skills as well. The first thing I will do is introduce the lesson to the students
and the parents. I will then play music for the students and
Program Monitoring: (How will you aggregate or compile parents and encourage the parents to dance with their
your evidence into a class or group view?) students and move along to the music. If needed to help
I will compile my evidence into a class or group view by enhance the lesson, I will hand out maracas to the parents
making a graph of the data I collected from my that they can shake with their students to help get them
observations. This graph will allow me to see where the moving to the music. I will even play a bunch of different
whole class is and if I need to address any areas where sounds and encourage the parents to change the way they
there is a lot of struggles. This data graph will also help me dance to fit the different sounds and get the students moving
see where the whole class fits together and how to get in different ways. I will also have a variety of props that the
everyone on the same page. parents can choose from if they want to use any when
dancing with their student.
Differentiation: To differentiate this activity I will have
drums or sticks for the students who may be more Authentic Materials: (Describe authentic real-life, hands-on
advanced. The students can explore with these materials.)
materials while listening to the music. I will also have -music
maracas the students or parents can shake if they -maracas
choose. -scarves
-music player

Adult Roles: The adult (Teacher) role for this lesson will
be to walk around and see if the parents need anything
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Learning Experience Template

and make sure that things are running smoothly. If the

parents need anything the teacher will make sure it is
addressed.

Resources & References:

Reflection: (What have you learned about your students? How will this inform future
instruction?)

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