Movement 3/7/2017

Early Childhood Education

Learning Experience Plan

Name: Jade Raad Lesson Title: Washing Machine Yoga

Date: 3/21/17 Grade Level: Preschool
Two Standards/Guidelines: (1) Physical Well-Being and Motor Development: Motor Development: Use non-locomotor skills with control, balance
and coordination during active play (e.g., bending, stretching and twisting). (2) Approaches to Learning: Creativity: Express individuality, life
experiences, and what they know and are able to do through a variety of media.
Pre-assessment of current knowledge: Students have been learning about the human body and movement for a few weeks.

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

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?) Yoga, Disco, washing machine, tumble dryer.

Use their bodies to stretch and
move in two specific ways along
with the video.
Students will also be able to
demonstrate that they can connect
the memory of a washer and dryer
to create the moves that go along
with the song.
One Assessed Developmental
Skill: (Social, Emotional, Physical,
Language, or Cognitive)
Emotional and Physical
Safety Considerations:
Making sure students have enough
space as to not bump into each
other as they dance.
Photos will be taken of each student engaged in the video
and demonstrating one or more of the dance moves.
Program Monitoring: (How will you aggregate or compile
your evidence into a class or group view? This is not how to
display childrens work)
A check list will be created to mark if each student can
make the motion of a washer or dryer from their experience
or opinion and if the student is able to follow along with the
specific moves of the video and stretch their bodies in both
moves demonstrated in the video.
Analysis: (What have you learned about your students?
How will this inform future instruction?)
If the students respond well to the activity and enjoy the
yoga moves, I would find another video with more dance
moves, such as the story book videos from the same page. I
could also challenge the students to think about things that
move in their everyday life, such as wheels and blinking
lights and see what moves they can come up with to move
their bodies like the objects. If the students do not respond
well to the video, I will find a more simple melody that is not
as busy as the video chosen so that it is less distracting.
Procedural steps:
This activity will be done during circle time on the carpet as a
whole group activity. First, the teacher will ask if the students
know what a washer and dryer is and if they know how they
move. Then the teacher will go through the two major moves
of the yoga dance; the washing machine move and the blow
tumble dryer. The students will repeat the moves until they
have the moves down. The video will be introduced as fun
directions to follow and played for the students to dance
along. The teacher will dance along as a model and the
students will be observed if they can each do the moves and
follow the directions.
Authentic Materials: (Describe authentic real life, hands-on
materials.)
Carpet Space, projection, video and sound.
Adult Roles:
Introduce movements before playing the song and model by
demonstration of dancing along with the song.
Movement 3/7/2017
Early Childhood Education
Learning Experience Plan

Resources & Reference:

http://earlychildhoodohio.org/elds/pdf/Physical-Well-Being-and-Motor-Development.pdf
http://earlychildhoodohio.org/elds/pdf/Approaches-Toward-Learning.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw-0bmtDPnk

The lesson taught was the Washing Machine Yoga. I explained movements to the students until they were able to do them on their own. I
introduced the topic asking the students if they knew how a washing machine and dryer moved. They gave examples that were similar to the
movement of the video. Before introducing the activity, I had the students stand up and stretch their arms to make room for their movements. This
was so that each student had their own personal space to move around without injuring their peers. I demonstrated the movements from the video,
and had the students repeat them back. I then introduced the Washing Machine Song by Cosmic Kids. Together we went through the video once
learning the moves and the music together. Once we learned the movements and the song, we played the video again. When the video was over,
together we reviewed what we had just learned and how our bodies moved to the video. The students seemed to really enjoy and were engaged in the
activity.
The lesson, for the most part went as I had planned it would. There were technical difficulties with the computer at first, but while the
computer was restarting, the students practiced the yoga poses they were taught previously. Once the video was up, I believe I introduced the activity
well enough were the students understood what was going to happen. The children responded well to the activity. Almost all of the class was engaged
and excited about the video and the movements. At different points during the lesson, some students lost interest and danced to themselves in the
back of the carpet or stood and watched, however those students that were not engaged, were actively participating at some point during the lesson.
If I were to teach the lesson again, I would have asked how advanced the students were with yoga. The students enjoyed yoga so much and
had a greater prior knowledge that I was aware of. If I had known this I would have given the students a more challenging, multistep video to follow
along with. There are other videos from Cosmic Kids that are more for breathing yoga, than dancing yoga. Therefore, for future lessons I would
choose a more challenging video for the students to enjoy and practice their breathing and body movements.
While implementing this lesson plan, I learned always to have a backup plan in case of computer problems. I also learned that it is always
good to have extra videos for if the students pick up on the original video and become bored. Bringing a more challenging video could be helpful
after the original to see how far the students can be challenged. Overall, I believe the lesson activity went well and the students seemed to really
enjoy it.