Toddler Classroom Observation

Observation # 1:

Notes:

It was 8:45am on Tuesday, October 20th, 2015: The toddler classroom environment is open and well organized. The room has three sections. When first entering the room the first area near the door is open. A tan carpeted floor covers the area. To the right of the door, was a metal trashcan with a lid. The room leads into an open back room where the changing table is. To the right of the changing table is a small bathroom with off-white painted walls. The walls have a few pink and purple flowers painted on. The changing table has a bottom shelf underneath to hold the various sized diapers. Next to the changing table is a wooden shelf that held other supplies such as baby wipes, cleaning wipes, more packages of diapers, and some extra soft

This is the stage after children utilize the skills they are born with such as hearing and seeing and they start learning about behaviors and mental representations. The first sub stage of sensorimotor is tertiary circular reactions. This stage is where toddlers begin their trial-and-error experimentations. (Arnette, 2013, pg194-195)

The toddler classroom I observed allowed several ways for toddlers to experience trial-and-error. These children have learning how to access the toys and books and how to put them back. Also, when the children have bathroom time, they have learned to flush the toilet after using it. These toddlers learned what to do from observing their caregivers and other adults.

The second sub stage of Piaget’s theory of sensorimotor stage is mental representations. Toddlers in this stage are beginning to understand how to use their minds and think about possibilities on how to reach their desired outcome. This is the stage where toddlers develop a sense of creating mental representations of objects, people, actions, and ideas. (Arnette, 2013,