Early Childhood Education

Learning Experience Template

Name: Corinne Keller Lesson Title: Exploring Language and Music with Infants
Date: 3/10/24 Grade Level:Infant Circle one: ECE PKSN
Standard(s)/Guideline(s): Creative Development. 1.b. Expresses self creatively through music and dance. 1. Responds to a variety of sounds.
Standard(s)/Guideline(s): Language and Literacy. 1.b. Develops and expands understanding of vocabulary and concepts. 1. Attends to language.
Pre-assessment of current knowledge: Play a simple welcome song to see how the infants interact with the music.

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

One/Two Assessed Instructional
Objective(s):
The student will be able to attend
to language and gaze at the
teacher.
One Assessed Developmental
Skill:
The student will be able to respond
to a variety of sounds and express
themselves creatively through
music and dance.
Safety Considerations:
Maintain constant supervision.
Make sure there is enough space
for each infant to move around
safely.
Use age-appropriate materials and
take into consideration of choking
hazards.
Identify Evidence: Academic Language:
Take antidotal notes and pictures to observe the student’s Shake
ability to engage with the music and teacher. Listen
Music
Program Monitoring: Dance
Compile a class portfolio including pictures and notes to Procedural steps:
show evidence of understanding. 1. Play a simple welcome song and tap your feet and
clap your hands.
Differentiation: 2. Introduce a variety of different sounds using the
Offer individualized attention and consider infants sensory rattles/shakers.
preferences. Provide many opportunities for movement. 3. Make simple rhythmic patterns with the instruments
Lastly, use flexible timing if an infant seems to be engaged to have the infants focus on the sounds.
in the activity even after the lesson is over. 4. Then, play rhythmic music to encourage the infants
to move to the beat.
5. Use scarves to engage the visual element of the
music.
6. Introduce different sounds like instruments or
recorded nature sounds to expose the infants to
different genres.
7. While a song is playing, use correlating picture cards
to the song lyrics to encourage the infants to focus on
the visuals while listening to the sounds.
8. Play calming music to bring the energy down.
Authentic Materials:
Child-friendly music
Shakers/rattles
Scarves
Picture cards with simple images
Soft cushions/mats
Adult Roles:

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 Early Childhood Education
Learning Experience Template

The teacher will act as a facilitator for the lesson, an

observer, and a safety monitor.

Resources & References:

Early learning and development standards. Ohio Department of Education. (2022). https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Early-Learning/Early-
Learning-Content-Standards.

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

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