For my 3rd observation, I observed one full day in a preschool/kindergarten classroom. The number of children in the classroom this day was 20 with ages ranging from 3 to 5. The teaching style in this school is Montessori. This means that formal teaching approaches are not used. Some of the casual teaching used in this classroom is rather than giving the students worksheets to challenge the student’s thinking, the teacher uses the students and other manipulatives for learning. For example, the teacher gave seven students cards with the days of the week on them. The teacher had the students with the cards go to the back of the classroom and scramble themselves up. The others stood by the board. The students that stood by the board got the chance …show more content…
One you enter the classroom, to the right there is a classroom bathroom and a teacher’s desk. To your left there is a bookshelf for word containers with a bulletin and chalk board behind this. On the bulletin board the student’s art works is on display. On the chalk board, there is the student’s nametags. Beside the word container shelf, there is a smartboard then another chalk board. On this chalk board, there is a calendar. Written on the board is the date and the season. After morning announcements, the students read, “Today is March 24, 2016 and the season is spring,” in unison. There is a TV sitting on a shelf. They use this TV for the morning announcements and to display a clock during the day. In this corner there is a library and rocking chairs for the students to sit in. Then there are three tall shelves where there are several blocks and worksheets for children to work on their math. In front of this, there are two small size tables with plastic letters in a container set up on these tables. Here students can work on their spelling. There are two computers following this. After the computers, there is a science area. There are more child sized shelves with different animal lifecycles on them, science books, and more. By these are student tables. The students normally sit on the blue carpet but this is an area students are able to work at. To the right of the
The daycare that I visited was Rosemont Daycare and Preschool. This center is faith based and I was able observe the “Duck Class” which was the age group of four and five year olds. I went to observe on February 11th and 16th, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 and the 18th from 3:00 to 6:00. On the 11th and 16th, there were a total of 12 children in the Duck class. At 9:00 the children were engaged in circle time meaning that the children were learning about their bible verse for that month which was “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son.” The children then discussed what they thought that meant. On the 11th I was present to see the children, the ones I decided to observe were Kali, Roslyn, Fiona, and Brayden. When the children were doing crafts I sat near the counter island in the class room so I was out of the way but still able to see and hear what the kids were doing and saying at the table.
Toddlers are the epitome of curiosity and energy. From ages 1 – 3, toddlers are always on the go and want to learn about everything in their world. As with infants, no two are alike; each toddler is unique in his or her developmental stages, and each accomplishes milestones at different times. “Although children develop at different rates, there are common stages of development that serve as guidelines for what most children can do by a certain age” (Groark, McCarthy & Kirk, 2014). As seen in the hatfieldmomof3 (2011) video, one observes toddlers at play and can determine the age of the toddlers by their actions and the milestones they have accomplished.
The facility I did my observation at was Tutor Time in Fairfield, and I arrived there at 3:15pm. When I arrived there, I could instantly see that it was a child centered program by the feel of the artwork the kids had made that were on the walls, the passing classrooms and it smelled like sugar cookies throughout the building. It was very quiet in the office area and in the halls when I was walking to the class of preschoolers.
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
On 7-25-2016 at about 1700 hrs I was dispatched to the Applebees at 1441 D ST NE
In this paper I will discuss the pros and cons of an infant and toddler environment. The environment was observed and scored using the infant and toddler environment rating scale score sheet. One particular section was observed, which was the space and furnishings. The overall score for the classroom scored great. Although I noticed, certain areas couldn’t be observed in just one day. In my opinion the scale should be observed at least twice, to see if the observer will receive the same score.
On the above listed date and time I responded to the area of Limestone Dr and Deedra Circle in reference to a fight in progress.
Vanessa is walking towards block center, swinging her arms alternately and looking around the room, calling other children’s names and observing them in the class. When she reached at the block center, she stood straight with her hands on her hips and observing the shelves with baskets of different kinds of blocks. As she observed for about 30-40 seconds, she squats down and grabbed a white basket of small colorful blocks. She turned around 180 degrees and looked for the available place to sit. When she noticed a vacant chair and table, she smiled and started walking towards the chair holding the basket of blocks.
The mother was waiting at the lobby when this worker arrived at 12:28 P.M. When this worker stepped out to greet the mother, Frankie cried out loud. The mother picked him up to console him. Since there was no spoon in the diaper bag, this worker escorted the mother and her son to the lunch room to ask for one. Letting Frankie sit on the sofa, the mother fed him with his baby food. Frankie was surrounded by plastic toy truck and wire wooden bead maze. Sitting on the floor in front of the cube, the mother showed Frankie how to spin the wooden pieces. This worker suggested that the mother should push the toys out of his reach so Frankie could drag forwards. Instead of reaching for his toys, Frankie reached for his mother who picked him up. The mother showed Frankie how to play with
The first interaction I observed was of a female child who looked to be about eight years of age. She was throwing a fit because she wanted a toy from the store. Screaming and holding the toy to her chest, the child said "I want this and I'm going to have it!" At that point, the mother told the child that she can't have the toy because she isn't acting in a good way to receive it. The child then tries to hit her mother in the face. The mother says "Did you just try to hit me?" and her temper is visibly starting to rise. The little girl continues to scream about how she wants the toy and with one hand clutching the toy, she uses her other hand to push her mother away from her. Her mother yells at her not to push her as the child becomes
For the majority of my preschool observation, the children were outside. It was very hard to get a good idea of what they did at this preschool and what the kids and teachers were saying. Just from my observation, I realized how different my preschool was. I went to St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Preschool in Shepherd. It was very different because my class was very small. It had eleven people in it, while the class I observed had about twenty people in it. Also, these children go to school all day and they will not all end up in the same graduating class someday. At my preschool we only went for half days and the majority of the students that went to my preschool graduated with me. I think both of the preschools had pros and cons. All day school is most likely better because students will get used to going to school all day and be more prepared for kindergarten. Having a smaller class may be better because it is more one on one. The one thing I think that was really good about my preschool is that we all graduated high school together. I think that it is very fun to get to grow up with the same people. I think both preschools are very good, they are just very different.
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.
I gave birth to a healthy, beautiful baby girl named Luna. Jeffrey has taken quite a liking to being a big brother. He likes to hold and rocker her and helps with feeding her. Jeffrey is still a slow-to warm child. He can communicate fairly well and is now using mostly complete sentences and seems to understand most of what I say. He occasionally makes errors of overregularization. He has taken an interest in music and singsongs even though he usually repeats a certain part a lot. I encourage this by taking him to local performances of children’s musicals. Jeffrey has learned the routines pretty well and is reasonably cooperative for his age. He is rarely aggressive to adults or other children. Jeffrey’s fantasy play has become more elaborate and sometimes includes superheroes or cartoon
Child development and growth observation can be quite fascinating considering the uniqueness of each child. As children grow, they normally develop and acquire new skills whether complex or not. The abilities experienced by each child progresses differently that is it depends on the nurturing given by the parent or guardian and on the characteristics that they inherit. Proper development and growth of the child occurs when basic needs are provided by the reliable adult guardians, including such things as love, food, encouragement, shelter and warmth. The essay evaluates child development and growth through observation conducted by myself on my nephew. The essay will include physical development, general health, emotional development,
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.