Early Childhood Education

Learning Experience Template

Name: Julia Venesile Lesson Title: The Happy Song

Date: March 10, 2024 Grade Level: Infant Circle one: ECE PKSN
Standard(s)/Guideline(s):
Physical Development and Wellness
Strand: Motor Development
1.a. Develops competency in a variety of locomotor and non-locomotor skills
Begins to move head, arms, legs, and trunk
Standard(s)/Guideline(s):
Creative Development
Strand: Artistic Engagement and Expression
1.b. Expresses self creatively through music and dance
Pre-assessment of current knowledge:
The teacher will begin speaking to infants, and they will listen to objects and music around them

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
able to... skill?) Happy
Music
The student will be able to react to I will have a checklist that checks off if the infant reacts with Bunny
music being played around them an emotion or movement or if they don’t. Trains
Airplanes
And Helicopters

React with locomotor and non-

locomotor skills Program Monitoring: (How will you aggregate or compile
your evidence into a class or group view?)

Teacher will pay close attention to each infant and circle

around the room. They will make note of reactions. Procedural steps:
One Assessed Developmental Teachers could do this in the beginning and end of the year
Skill: to see the difference in developmental growth. First, I will gather all the infants in their cribs, that way other
infants aren’t in danger if objects are thrown.
Listening skills
Next, I will give each infant a toy that can make sound, like a
raddle or a Montessori dollio wooden toy.
Differentiation:
I will then play The Happy Song on YouTube.
Safety Considerations: The teacher can give students that are deaf color changing https://youtu.be/9PhtxqKLvVc?si=GzsK5eabmqEVBLof

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Learning Experience Template

- Make sure infant doesn’t raddles or objects that can change with the music, so they
throw objects can get a feel for a visual appeal and can interact with it that Once I start playing this song, I will go around the room and
- Make sure infant isn’t way. observe the infants to see if they have a reaction by using
near hard surfaces their toys, faces, or sounds to show that they are listening
where they can hurt and are receptive to the music.
themselves
- Make sure music is not I will collect data and check on my checklist if they have a
too loud reaction.

I will continue to play different types of music to see if there

are more reactions or less reactions.

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

materials.)

Raddles
Music
Cribs
Montessori wooden toys

Adult Roles:
- To play music that is well suited for infants.
- Keep the noise at a good level for infants
- Observe developmentally appropriate practice
- Aid in any needed assistance

Resources & References:

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

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