Assignment # 5 Observations
For my observation, I chose Kids World; located at 160 Kelly Road, Bowling Green KY 42101, contact number (270) 842-6915 with supervising teachers Kim Neal and Chelsie Cosby. Kids World is a Family Child Care Center that services children ranging in age from infant to school age children. Days of operation for Kids World are Monday through Friday, from 6:30AM to 5:30PM. Kids World is a licensed type 1-child care facility with a maximum capacity of 86 children, and is a participant of the Kentucky Child Care Assistance Program. A majority of the staff are certified or trained in CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation) and have obtained a CDA (Child Development Associate) credential. The classrooms at Kids World
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In my observation, I have seen the teachers address children more often as individuals than as a group. There were many times when the children need individual care or attention more so than as a group. A prime example that I observed was when a child misbehaved, and one child got hurt. At times like this, the teachers provided personal attention for nurturing and discipline. For the child who got hurt the teacher was very caring. She cuddled the child and consoled him until he felt better. For the child that required discipline the teacher was sterner while still maintaining a nurturing aspect. I observed many times individual care was needed more so than the overall group. When it came time for learning the teacher would have a group activity called “Circle Time”. All the children would sit in a group and do various learning activities such as naming pictures of animals, saying the ABC song, and doing shapes. If children could not name an animals the teacher would make the sound for that animal to help encourage the children to guess. In my opinion, the teachers were not always flexible when it came to certain activities. When the children were doing station play, this was not a flexible activity; the children were placed in small groups and had 10 to 15 min increments to explore each station. If a child did not like the station, they had to stay with that station until it was time to change. While I did see some instances, where there was little flexibility I do think, the classroom was child-directed for the most
Kidwatching shows many different things when it comes to collecting data on how a student or student’s learn over a period of time. When doing kidwatching observations, it is important to monitor everything that could have an influence on a student’s performance. Different things such as resources, environments, interactions, etc. are a few things that can affect a student when it comes to learning. Being able to kidwatch at Killian Elementary, I’ve been able to collect a great deal of data when it comes to seeing a student as a scientist. This opportunity has allowed me to look at teaching science many different ways that can show how much students are interested and how much he/she understands.
The observation took place at the Triton College, Child Development Center, on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, from 9:30 am-10:30 am. Children being observed range from ages 3-5 years old. The classroom is led in a child center program promoting education through art and play.
For less than two hours, I observed the grandson of a visitor at my aunt’s home.
When working with younger children I need observe as well as interact to try and motivate the children when they get distracted from their work. As I have been working in that class since they started secondary school I often feel myself looking at the relationships the children are starting to develop with each other as well as the cliques and hierarchy that I can see slowly start to develop amongst them. This continues to spark my interest of social sciences and psychology. Being a prefect also requires me to work with children as we have many duties such as escorting first years around the school and keeping an eye on them when they first come to the
Each daycare has their own menu for the children’s breakfast and lunch. Through my observations, I have noticed that the “Don’t Worry Childcare” has a variety of food options throughout the month. For example, the children could either choose from fruit loops cereal, or frosted flakes for breakfast. The snacks eaten varies every day as well. For instance, the children ate milk and cookies one day, and cheese crackers another day. An example of lunch would be, milk, chicken fingers, French fries, green beans, and mixed fruit one day, and spaghetti, corn, peaches, and bread and butter another day. I observed the children eat ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, and peaches one day for lunch. All those food options seemed very delicious. Each meal and snack give the children an option to what they would like to drink. For instance, the children can pick
In a classroom, the class is a single unit, and teachers teach to the class’s needs, rather than to each individual students’ needs. I enjoy being able to work individually with students in order to cater my teaching toward each one’s specific needs so that I can instill them with passion for each subject.
Working with children in a group can show the practitioner what each child knows and learns from different activities, each child is different with their development, although children can help each other learn new and different things from working within a group.
I observed at St. Eve’s Learning Center location in their preschool room. The center has a naturalistic feel to the environment and all of the staff is friendly and welcoming. The classroom displayed best practices, modern theories and research, and followed expected standards set by their accreditations.
Another rather consistent observation I saw was the indication that most children used their parent as a secure base. A secure base is provided through a relationship that harbors one or more responsive caregivers who meets the child’s needs and to whom the child can turn to as a safe haven, when upset or distraught. This relationship can be seen in many of the observations I made. The one that stands out the most and that clearly depicts how a child uses a secure base is Susy. Susy used her parents as secure base when she was frightened by the boy that was older than her and whom she didn’t know. She ran to her parents for protection and comfort from the stranger. Another clear depiction of a secure base was when Susy demonstrated separation
When and how does the child cooperate with other children, does she share, take turns, negotiate or help the other child with tasks?
What I learned during the observation is that have a good layout and a good environment setting children are more willing learn and play with the children around them. They need to feel that they are apart of the classroom. That is part of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need. You environment the classroom need to make children feel safe because if they don’t feel safe they are always going to be on high alert and not pay attached to what going on they are also not going to play or do anything in the classroom. Having the right environment makes it easy for children to explore and learn everything they need have those center or station is not just their for children to have fun and play that because while they are playing and have fun they are learning.
My personal thoughts when I observed children at play, they choose what they want to play, what to add, or take out. They come up with new ideas and hold other children’s hands to join the play. There were two boys playing with legos, one of the boys said, “I am making a space ship” and the other boy smiled and said, “ Look at mine, I am making a robot that look like my brother.” The boys at play used a variety of colors in different ways to create their ideal creation. They invent their own dance steps, hand, and head movements during play. At the sand table, the children used the materials to establish different ways to drive their vehicles while talking with each other.
There are slow learners as well as a mixture of fast learners in every classroom. These should be taken into consider and activities should be planned accordingly so that slow learners will not left behind and fast learners will not be bored. There are students with learning difficulties which will affect the teaching learning process. These should be taken into consider and teachers need to avoid things happening which as an effect in the teaching learning process. Behavior such as disruptive and destructive shows similar characteristics. These behaviors need to be discussed with the parents and necessary actions need to be taken to create a good atmosphere in the class. Also teachers will be able to identify different cognitive levels and learning styles. Some students learn through audio, some need to see visually while some of them learn by writing. So as teachers we need to have all these learning styles in a lesson to fulfill each individual. Planning should be done accurately which helps in the teaching learning process. Teachers play a great role in handling different children in the classroom. To build up an effective teaching process, these facts need to be taken into consideration. Teachers could think of different ways that they can implement in the classroom in the process of teaching and learning. Group method is one of the main teaching
The class I visited is comprised of 24 five and six year old children, a lead teacher and a ‘Para-Pro” who assists the teacher and provides support and guidance for the children. Within the classroom itself, there are 6 tables organized in the center of the room in a grid formation. Children have their own workspace at a shared table. Around the perimeter of the room are ‘centers’ where each day, the children work on tasks such as listening, story development, gross and fine motor skills, math, reading and other important skills that are needed to develop socially and academically. In several places on the walls, there are displays or ‘brag boards’ where children can post their work that they feel best represents their efforts. The walls are brightly decorated and are filled with pictures, letters, numbers and other basic elementary school information. It is energizing and interesting without being chaotic or overstimulating.
My goal as a teacher is to improve my student’s education and help them grow knowledgably. I like to see students at different levels develop with each other and learn. I want to challenge the students and watch them grow to their highest level of education. Therefore, having the students in groups is the best educational strategy I like to use a lot. I want my students to have freedom with whatever creativity they want, and to allow them to express themselves at any time. With this freedom students will be able to experiment with likes and dislikes and be able to figure their weaknesses and strengths. Education is for everyone and it’s a right by low for all; teachers, on the other hand, should do their jobs very honestly and effectively.