EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING

EXPERIENCE
Student Name: Krystina Telesca Date: September 28, 2017 Age Group: JK/SK 3-6

Purpose: Reason for

developing learning
experience. This could be Purpose
in response to an
To allow children to be able to recognize and classify diverse types
observation, discussion
with the site supervisor,
of food, and determine whether they are healthy or unhealthy. This
Ontario Curriculum will allow children to understand proper nutrition and healthy
Objective, etc. eating, which will in turn encourage them to recognize what they
put in their body.
Observation
Observation
- Document what you
saw and heard The children were in the library for an iPad experience. The teacher
- Document non-verbal
in charge set them up with a program focused around the human
communication (i.e.,
body language, facial body, primarily all of the significant organs we need to survive. The
expressions and voice children were responsible for feeding their digital tooth different
tone) types of food and then cleaning the tooth with their toothbrush.
- Document in detail:
Child A said, I want to eat some cookies!!!!!! And ice cream!!!
who, what, where, and
when Child B responded, Youre going to have to brush your teeth extra
- Documentation should hard to get all of the cookie crumbs out! Child C said, Im going
be written in past to eat some broccoli, yum healthy and good for my tooth!
tense, objective, and in
anecdotal format
OR

Discussion

Document the discussion

between you and your site
supervisor that led to the
planning

OR

Curriculum Objective

Describe the curriculum

objective youre aiming
to meet/enhance through
this experience

Learning Experience

What are you planning in Determining healthy and unhealthy foods

response to your purpose?
I will create an experience where children will be encouraged to sort
- Label your experience different pictures of food into two categories: healthy food and
(e.g. Painting with unhealthy food. I will print pictures of diverse foods, and place them
cars). on a larger table with a chart paper split into two categories. This
- What are your 3
objectives for this experience will take place indoors, at a larger group table, at small
experience? (i.e. What centers time. I will review with the children each picture of food,
interests are you and encourage them to engage in a conversation while figuring out
extending? What if a food is healthy or unhealthy. We will create this nutrition chart
strengths and
opportunities for paper together and post it on the wall for children to refer back too.
growth are you
enhancing/supporting?) Materials:
Please Note: You
should refer to
- Markers
appropriate pedagogy - Chart paper
to support your - Scissors
discussion around - Pictures of food
strengths and - Glue
opportunities for
growth (e.g. ELECT, Objectives:
How Does Learning
1. The children will (Self- Regulation and Well- Being: 6.1)
Happen, Ontario FDK
Curriculum, etc). demonstrate an understanding of the effects of healthy living
on the mind and body, as we classify healthy foods and
discuss how these foods will affect our bodies in a good
way! (The Kindergarten Program, pg.168).
Describe the experience:
2. Children will (Self- Regulation and Well- Being: 6.2)
- Who will be involved investigate the benefits of nutritious good and explore ways
in the experience? of ensuring healthy eating as we discuss different healthy
- Where will the
experience take place? snacks that we can bring to school instead of candy. We can
(e.g. Indoors or talk about the effects that candy will have on our teeth just
outdoors? In the like our iPad experience (The Kindergarten Program,
dramatic centre, the pg.170).
creative table, etc).
- List the materials and 3. The children (Self- Regulation and Well- Being: 6.3) will
resources you will use practice and discuss appropriate personal hygiene that
- Describe the promotes personal, family and community health as we talk
implementation of the about how we brush our teeth after eating both healthy and
 experience, with a step unhealthy foods to keep them free from cavities! We can
by step description also talk about other hygienic daily routines (The
- List and describe 2
teaching strategies. Kindergarten Program, g.172).
How will you use
them? Why have you Implementation:
chosen these
strategies? 1. I will set the chart paper out on the larger group table
2. I will place the pictures of the food in a pile on the table.
3. I will hold up each picture and show the children.
4. As a group, we will name the food and decide whether it is
healthy or unhealthy.
5. I will also ask the children what type of food it is for
example: fruit or vegetable?
6. We will glue the food into their right spots on the chart
paper: healthy or unhealthy?
7. After we finish, I will post it on the wall so the children can
refer back to it.

Teaching Strategies:

Environmental Cues: I will place all my materials on the table,

with 8 chairs around it. Once the children see it, they will become
curious and come over to see what Im doing. Having 8 chairs
around the table will let the children know there are only 8 at a time,
and if there are no more chairs they need to wait their turn in order
to participate.

Questions: I will ask basic questions throughout the experience. For

example: what is this food called? Is it healthy or unhealthy? Do
you think this is a nutritious snack to bring into school for snack
time? These questions will encourage reflection and conversation
throughout the experience.