Early Childhood Education

Learning Experience Template

Name: Chloe Miller Lesson Title: Building- construction

Date: 3/28/ 2024 Grade Level: Preschool Circle one: ECE PKSN
Standard(s)/Guideline(s): Mathematics: 4.a.1: Develops understanding of shapes and their attributes

Standard(s)/Guideline(s): physical development and wellness: 1.b.6: Performs tasks requiring precise movements by coordinating the use of hands, fingers, and
wrists to manipulate objects and tools.

Pre-assessment of current knowledge: Students show interest in building centers. Students understand how to connect materials to make a structure and can
use a variety of materials. Students show an understanding that homes and other structures can be built and have different features.

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

One/Two Assessed Instructional
Objective(s):
- Through the use of the
schema of connection and
positioning, students will
connect toothpicks and
marshmallows to create
3D structures and shapes
One Assessed Developmental
Skill:
- Students will use their fine
motor skills to connect
toothpicks and
marshmallows.
- Students will be able to
recognize and name the
shapes, circle, square, and
triangle and build them
using the given supplies.
Safety Considerations:
N/A
Identify Evidence: (What will you collect or record as data Academic Language:
to demonstrate students have met your objective(s) and - Connect
skill?) - 3-Demensional
- I will collect anecdotal notes to look back on - 2-Demensional
- These notes will allow me to see what was - Build
happening in the moment. - Construct
- I will make note of who can connect the toothpicks - Connect
and marshmallows and how they approach building - Design
with them - Model
- I will write down anything they choose to build. - Triangle
- I will use the assessment of anecdotal notes and - Square
checklists for implementation and in the future to - circle
see growth
Procedural steps:
Progress Monitoring: - I will set up shape card at each table (circle,
- After students are given a shape to create, I will square, triangle)
monitor how they approach creating it - I will place marshmallows and toothpicks at each
- I will monitor students knowledge of shapes and table
connecting materials to make these shapes - I will bring 4-5 students at a time to the table
- I will use this experience to design future lessons - Students will be instructed to create the given
based on knowledge of shapes and how they shape by connecting marshmallows and
approached building them. toothpicks
- after about three minutes of creating the given
Differentiation: shape, students will be given a new shape to
N/A make
- At the end we will discuss which shapes we built
and whether is was easy or not to connect the
materials to build them.

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- In the second group we will repeat the same thing

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

materials.)
- Shape cards
- Toothpicks
- Marshmallows

Adult Roles:
- Invite students to tables
- Make sure materials are stocked
- Ensure matierals stay on table
- Help students by modeling how to connect the
materials
- ask guiding questions as they build.

Resources & References:

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

From this experience, I was able to get a better understanding of how my students approach the materials they are given. When called over to the table they
showed a lot of excitement when they saw the marshmallows. I asked them how can we connect them, some knew and some didn’t, I modeled for them how I
wanted them to connect them to make the shapes. When showing them the shape cards, I asked them what shape it is and most of them knew, I then asked them
how many sides they have. I placed two of the same shape card on each end of the table and asked them to build the shape. Most started out by using the
toothpicks and marshmallows, connecting them like I instructed, but as we went onto the next shape, there were two students that took the shape cards and traced
them with marshmallows to make the shape. I believe that this can help me form future instruction to provide more or limited amount of supplies to make the
shapes. I think in the future I would introduce all of the shapes first and we would go over the amount of sides and points. I have learned that certain students do
very well with instructions and a few need consistent reminders to stay on task. Between the first and second groups I changes the structure of the activity
because I noticed students worked at different paces and became bored and fidgety when they finished before everyone else. In the second group I gave them the
option to create whatever shape they wanted

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