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The assignment tool used was frequency this tool worked perfectly for me to mark each time the behavior occurred within the hour I was observing the child. It helped me collect data because I knew his behavior was a problem but I did not realize how often it occurred. I don’t think a different assessment tool would have been better. Based on the behavior using the wrong assessment will make it harder to collect the data I was looking for.
2. Math Games: What did you learn about the math skill you selected? How did creating a game push you to think about supporting this skill in a playful way? How successful was your game in supporting children’s learning of the concept that you selected? The game was designed for the math skill of children knowing 1- 10 correspondents. Creating the game was hard because I wanted to make it easy, make sure it made sense and something the students in the class would enjoy. The game wasn’t too successful for my class because of the six students only two were interested in actually trying the game. It was difficult for one of the students because he didn’t know his colors very well and that made it difficult. The other student did very well at the game but I also expected her to, because she is the more advanced child in the class. …show more content…

Children’s books: What did you learn from the collection of children book references? How can you use books to create connections for young children and build their knowledge of new concepts? I learned that children’s books can promote learning without it being the sole purpose of the book. For example, I thought Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss was just a fun book for kids. Until I looked it up and realized it would be a good book to use to help with language development. I can use books to create connections by using it to reinforce my lessons. If I was teaching children about the life cycle of butterflies I could use The Hungry Caterpillar to help teach the children about

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