EDT 313 Lab
Provocation Planning and Implementation
Name: Lily Kvidera Date: 2/16/24
Lab Instructor Mrs. Penny, Mrs. Liz and Mrs. Katie Classroom: Voyagers
Planning
1. Based on your observations and insight from your teacher, what schemas or
interests do you observe in the children’s play?
● I have seen the children playing a lot with the smaller animals and setting
them up in pretend play. I noticed that they like to “build houses” for the
animals – especially with the magnetiles.
● I have seen a lot of connection – like puzzles, Legos, train tracks, etc.
● I also see a lot of transporting especially in the block area.
2. What evidence have you collected to inform your provocation idea/plan? (Upload
to Isidore with this form)
● Schema Checklist
● Reflection Journal or Notes
● Fast Fives Worksheets
● Exit Slips (I Wonder, What If, Let’s Try Sheets)
● Other: ________________
3. Describe your provocation. What materials will you use, and how will you set it
up?
● In my provocation I will have some natural materials
i. Corn husks
ii. Forest animals
iii. Wooden pieces and squares
iv. Magnatiles
v. Mini cones and small garden pieces
● I set it up in a way where it is separated into piles, I used a tray to hold the
natural materials and the animals around it – children can pick from
whatever pile that they want.
4. Are there materials you are requesting to borrow from the Bombeck or college
classroom? Who are you coordinating this with?
● Yes I spoke to my lab instructor about materials in the college classroom
and in the voyager room. I got most of my materials from the college
classroom and just the animals and the tray from the voyager room.
5. What standards would this experience address?
• Creative development: 2.a. Develops ability to express new ideas through
imagination and inventive play.
Implementation/Reflection
1. Did the children respond to your provocation the way you expected?
• I think that some of the children responded the way I expected and other
students surprised me and exceeded my expectations. There were children
making the “zoo” or making houses for the animals which was what I was
expecting, others making a “pool” with the corn husks, and even another child
who made a football field with the magnatiles.
2. What went well?
• The magnatiles went very well, which was what I expected. The children
made houses/zoo’s for the animals. I also feel that the natural materials went
really well, I know the children have had an interest in that lately.
3. What would you change?
• I would give more corn husks, the children loved the corn husks but I did not
quite have a enough for all of them. I also feel that I might have had too many
materials, I could have set it up differently. I would also seat the children at a
different table next time, one where they can collaborate more – like a longer
rectangular table.
• I also want to add more sensory items to the table
4. What learning did you observe happening when the children were engaged in
your activity?
• Many of the children did not know what corn husks were so I noticed a lot of
exploration with that and myself explaining to them where it comes from and
where they might see it. I loved seeing how curious they were with all of the
material.
5. Include any pictures you took of the set-up and implementation of your
provocation experience.
