Early Childhood Observation

Summary Reflection I completed 10 hours of fieldwork at an elementary school, in the Early Childhood Education setting, named Bell Elementary School. The time sheet with times of observation was signed by the preschool program staff. The preschool program was developed for kids aged 3-4. The child selected for observation was Isa, a girl aged 4. I specifically saw how a child is engaged in different activities, how she responds to problems, how she interacts with others. There are some subtle cues, such as body posture, facial expressions and the girl's clothing and selection of colour that influenced my thinking. I noticed that Isa used only bright colours, when she created an artwork. Her black cat, an artwork she created herself, had a red hat and a yellow bag. These bright colours tell about

There were many types of furniture appropriate for kids aged 3-4 years old, such as tables, chairs, and bookshelves with books and toys. The design of the classroom was excellent. The materials like whiteboard, pictures on the walls, posters with images of animals and others, were used to stimulate kids to learn new things. I looked for posted daily schedule and lesson plans and found that they were well developed to address the needs of the child, as well as the teacher' s needs not forgetting the parents. I found clear and comprehensive information about separation of activities, time limits and assigned tasks. In general, daily schedule was realistic. Children had enough time to play games, have nap time, have lunch, and other activities. I observed several types of teaching strategies, including promotion of early literacy, language learning activities, reading books aloud, letter recognition strategies and print awareness strategy. The teacher worked with small groups and with large group to perform the assigned tasks. She also used one-on-one strategy when she asked